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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which three sheepherders wanted their wagons moved during lambing season?
(a) Albert, Fred and John.
(b) Rudy, Fred and John.
(c) Albert, Ed and Rudy.
(d) Ed, Fred and John.

2. What did the lambs that Gretel was herding do up the valley?
(a) Get into the mud.
(b) Almost drown in the water.
(c) Get into the oil.
(d) Fall into the quick sand.

3. How long were the work days at Gretel's first job in Wyoming?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 8 hours.
(c) 14 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

4. What word did Gretel use to describe the inside of John's trailer?
(a) Extraordinary.
(b) Fancy.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Outdated.

5. How long had Gretel been in Wyoming at the start of the book?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What about the people of Wyoming flushed out the rawness that Gretel felt within herself?

2. Who said that winter looked oceanic?

3. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?

4. What did Gretel say people burdened animals with?

5. What was the name of a neighboring rancher who was in his seventies?

(see the answer key)

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