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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Gretel first arrive in Wyoming?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1976.

2. How many miles was the herding trip that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?
(a) 50.
(b) 60.
(c) 70.
(d) 80.

3. Why did Gretel believe that cowboys were "strong and silent"?
(a) Because they didn't like people.
(b) Because that was their personality.
(c) Because they had no one to talk to.
(d) Because they were lonely.

4. According to Gretel what place in Wyoming did most Wyomingites grudgingly acknowledge?
(a) Laramie.
(b) Jackson Hole.
(c) Alcova.
(d) Devil's Tower.

5. Who said that winter looked oceanic?
(a) Steve.
(b) Gretel.
(c) Cliff.
(d) Dorothy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What season was the end of a ranchers year?

2. What did Gretel relate the passage of seasons to?

3. How long were the work days at Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

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

5. What motel did Gretel stay in when she first arrived in Wyoming?

(see the answer key)

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