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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did the old ranch hand say that there was lots of in Wyoming?
(a) Time.
(b) People.
(c) Open space and rattlesnakes.
(d) Animals.

5. Who was Dorothy's boyfriend?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Steve.
(c) John.
(d) Mike.

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

7. How many places in Wyoming could be called cities when Gretel moved there?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What did Gretel relate a big ranch too?
(a) A miniature society.
(b) A big city.
(c) A small rodeo.
(d) A farm.

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

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

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. When did the lambing season start?

3. How often were the groceries brought to Ben?

4. Who was Dorothy?

5. What state had Dorothy lived in before moving to Wyoming?

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