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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Gretel feel in the winter?
(a) The happiest she had ever been.
(b) Totally alone.
(c) Like the first or last person on earth.
(d) The saddest she had ever been.

2. According to Gretel what did people in Wyoming feel pride about?
(a) That the ranches there were some of the biggest.
(b) That there weren't many people there.
(c) That they lived in a harsh place.
(d) That Yellowstone was located there.

3. What did Gretel say made Westerners distrustful of outsiders?
(a) Their condescending attitude.
(b) Their patronizing attitude toward animals.
(c) Their unappreciative attitude of nature.
(d) Their lack of understanding.

4. How many calves were loaded onto the trucks at a time?
(a) 500-600.
(b) 700-800.
(c) 600-700.
(d) 800-900.

5. What illness prevented Ben from working?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) A fever.
(c) Parapalegia.
(d) Hepatitis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Gretel believe that cowboys were "strong and silent"?

2. What did Gretel's future husband do during the movie that made her want to talk to him?

3. What was a rancher's main job?

4. Who was the defending champion at the rodeo that Gretel and her husband attended?

5. In what year did Gretel first arrive in Wyoming?

(see the answer key)

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