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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How long had Gretel been in Wyoming at the start of the book?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 3 years.

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

8. What does Wyoming mean in Indian?
(a) In the prairie.
(b) At the great plains.
(c) At the coyote land.
(d) At the great mountains.

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

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

11. What was Gretel's original motive for moving to Wyoming?
(a) To learn to herd sheep.
(b) To lose herself.
(c) To experience a different lifestyle.
(d) To expand her horizons.

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

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

14. What type of look did Gretel say that most of Wyoming had?
(a) Lean-to.
(b) Abandoned.
(c) Prairie.
(d) Rundown.

15. How many days did the herding trip take that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often were the groceries brought to Ben?

2. What feeling did Gretel get when she went to Wyoming?

3. What impact did the downfall of a big ranch have on it's employees?

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

5. What were farm hands who worked on a ranch provided with?

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