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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 two things were required of a cowboy?
(a) Maternalism and smarts.
(b) Common sense and physical vigor.
(c) Physical vigor and smarts.
(d) Physical vigor and maternalism.

2. What motel did Gretel stay in when she first arrived in Wyoming?
(a) Motel Six.
(b) Days Inn.
(c) Western.
(d) Hilton.

3. What was a mother cow's job on a ranch?
(a) To provide food.
(b) To have babies.
(c) To provide milk.
(d) To provide fur.

4. What were the names of Gretel's crew members?
(a) Rebecca and Steve.
(b) Joan and Steve.
(c) Nick and Rebecca.
(d) Joan and Nick.

5. Where did Gretel move after a month in Wyoming?
(a) A spare room in John's home.
(b) An apartment in town.
(c) The barn on the ranch.
(d) A different motel.

6. What job did the neighboring rancher prefer?
(a) Slaughtering.
(b) Shearing.
(c) Irrigating.
(d) Herding.

7. What word did Gretel use to describe the inside of John's trailer?
(a) Extraordinary.
(b) Fancy.
(c) Outdated.
(d) Dirty.

8. What were the only things that Gretel could see when she arrived in Wyoming?
(a) White peaks and black sky.
(b) Black sky and valleys.
(c) White peaks and cornfields.
(d) White peaks and valleys.

9. What did John leave Gretel with on the ridge?
(a) A mare and border collie.
(b) A border collie.
(c) A mare.
(d) A trailer.

10. What did Gretel say animals didn't care about?
(a) Who a person had been.
(b) Who a person was.
(c) Their outcome.
(d) Their job.

11. What did old timer's say storms were announced by?
(a) Howling wind.
(b) A warning by dogs.
(c) Mare's tails.
(d) A change in body temperature.

12. What two buildings did John live catty corner to?
(a) The bar and Mormon Church.
(b) The library and bar.
(c) The grocery store and Mormon Church.
(d) The bar and grocery store.

13. How many miles did the ranch land extend in either direction?
(a) 100--120.
(b) 50-60.
(c) 30-40.
(d) 40-50.

14. How long is the irrigating season in Wyoming?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 5 months.
(d) 3 months.

15. Where did Jack Davis lead his mules from?
(a) Wyoming to Utah.
(b) Wyoming to Colorado.
(c) Wyoming to Montana.
(d) Wyoming to Arizona.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event did Gretel meet her husband at?

2. What did the lambs that Gretel was herding do up the valley?

3. How many dams did Frank set to control the flooding water?

4. What did Gretel say winter was?

5. What animal visited Gretel's sheep camp every night?

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