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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the population of the biggest city in Wyoming when Gretel moved there?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 80,000.

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

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

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

6. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?
(a) Rendezvous.
(b) Black Tooth.
(c) Big Horn.
(d) Aspen.

7. Where was Gretel herding the sheep to at the beginning of the book?
(a) Big Horn Mountains.
(b) Wyoming Badlands.
(c) Star Valley.
(d) Cheyenne.

8. When was the auction for the largest ranch in Wyoming held?
(a) At the height of dry season.
(b) At the height of lambing season.
(c) At the height of wet season.
(d) At the height of calving season.

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

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

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

12. What is the lowest temperature Wyoming gets to in the winter?
(a) 40 below zero.
(b) 30 below zero.
(c) 10 below zero.
(d) 20 below zero.

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

14. What did Cliff want to be?
(a) An auctioneer.
(b) A ranch owner.
(c) A cowboy.
(d) A songwriter.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Gretel feel in the winter?

3. How did Gretel's dog teach her to sleep?

4. Who was Dorothy's boyfriend?

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

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