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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many square miles is Wyoming?
(a) 1,600.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 1,900.
(d) 1,800.

2. How much debt were the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming in when they sold it?
(a) 1.5 million dollars.
(b) 2 million dollars.
(c) 500,000 dollars.
(d) 1 million dollars.

3. What type of environment did Ben prefer?
(a) Solitude.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Filled with people.
(d) Interactive.

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

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

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

7. How often were the groceries brought to Ben?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Twice a week.

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

9. How old was Henry?
(a) In his sixties.
(b) In his eighties.
(c) In his seventies.
(d) In his fifties.

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

11. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?
(a) A jail.
(b) A dungeon.
(c) A prison.
(d) A cave.

12. What type of personality did Dorothy have?
(a) Vivacious.
(b) Happy.
(c) Loving.
(d) Angry.

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

14. What state had Dorothy lived in before moving to Wyoming?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Maine.
(d) Hawaii.

15. What was the population of Wyoming when Gretel moved there?
(a) 270,000.
(b) 570,000
(c) 470,000.
(d) 370,000.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Gretel what did people in Wyoming feel pride about?

3. What was the most important thing that ranches provided the sheepherders and cowboys with?

4. Which three sheepherders wanted their wagons moved during lambing season?

5. What was Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

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