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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were farm hands who worked on a ranch provided with?
(a) Air conditioned tractors.
(b) Working dogs.
(c) Horses.
(d) Rifles.

3. What month was it when the book began?
(a) June.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) July.

4. What did Ben live in?
(a) Apartment.
(b) Sheep wagon.
(c) Truck.
(d) Trailer.

5. What about the people of Wyoming flushed out the rawness that Gretel felt within herself?
(a) Their love of the land.
(b) Their love for what they did.
(c) Their welcoming attitude.
(d) Their vitality.

6. Who was the auctioneer auctioning off the largest ranch in Wyoming?
(a) Cliff.
(b) John.
(c) Steve.
(d) Mike.

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

8. How many sheep where there to lamb out?
(a) 500.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 15,000.
(d) 10,000.

9. According to Gretel what type of look did the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming have at the auction?
(a) Brittle.
(b) Drawn.
(c) Drawn and brittle.
(d) Depressed.

10. What feeling did Gretel think she wanted when she went to Wyoming?
(a) Adventureous.
(b) Restful.
(c) Numbness.
(d) Excitement.

11. 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 Yellowstone was located there.
(d) That they lived in a harsh place.

12. What was Gretel's first job in Wyoming?
(a) Helping to shear and brand sheep.
(b) Herding sheep.
(c) Branding cattle.
(d) Herding cattle.

13. What is most of the landscape of Wyoming made up of?
(a) Wetlands.
(b) Rocky terrain.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Arid valleys.

14. How far outside of town did Ben live?
(a) 10 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 5 miles.
(d) 20 miles.

15. How did Gretel's dog teach her to sleep?
(a) Stretched out.
(b) Curled in a ball.
(c) In a bed.
(d) Curled against sagebrush.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gretel's original motive for moving to Wyoming?

2. According to Gretel what place in Wyoming did most Wyomingites grudgingly acknowledge?

3. How long had the largest ranch in Wyoming been in business before it went under?

4. What type of personality did Dorothy have?

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

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