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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was John's nickname?
(a) Tally.
(b) High legs.
(c) Limber legs.
(d) Highpockets.

5. 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.

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

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

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

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

10. According to Gretel what did people in Wyoming feel pride about?
(a) That the ranches there were some of the biggest.
(b) That they lived in a harsh place.
(c) That Yellowstone was located there.
(d) That there weren't many people there.

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

12. Who brought Ben groceries?
(a) A ranch hand.
(b) A plumber.
(c) Gretel.
(d) The ranch owner.

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

14. Where did Henry Tucker live?
(a) In town.
(b) At the heart of the ranch.
(c) Outside the ranch.
(d) In the barn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ben live in?

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

3. What did Cliff want to be?

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

5. Who was the auctioneer auctioning off the largest ranch in Wyoming?

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