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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the lambing season end?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) May.
(d) April.

2. When did the lambing season start?
(a) February.
(b) April.
(c) March.
(d) January.

3. Who was Dorothy?
(a) A cowgirl.
(b) A friend of Gretel's.
(c) Gretel's sister.
(d) A ranch owner.

4. How long had the largest ranch in Wyoming been in business before it went under?
(a) 87 years.
(b) 90 years.
(c) 80 years.
(d) 97 years.

5. What was the most important thing that ranches provided the sheepherders and cowboys with?
(a) Working dog.
(b) Horses.
(c) Saddle.
(d) Binoculars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the old ranch hand say that there was lots of in Wyoming?

2. How long had Gretel been in Wyoming at the start of the book?

3. According to Gretel what type of look did the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming have at the auction?

4. Which of the current owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming was a descendant of the original ranchers?

5. Where was Gretel herding the sheep to at the beginning of the book?

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