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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What Jane Fonda movie did Gretel mention in Chapter 4?
(a) 3:10 to Yuma.
(b) Cimarron.
(c) The Alamo.
(d) Electric Horseman.

4. How many dams did Frank set to control the flooding water?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

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

6. What time did John leave Gretel on the ridge?
(a) 4 am.
(b) 7 am.
(c) 6 am.
(d) 5 am.

7. What animal visited Gretel's sheep camp every night?
(a) Bobcat.
(b) Hyenas.
(c) Bear.
(d) Mountain lion.

8. What color was the motel that Gretel stayed in when she first arrived in Wyoming?
(a) White.
(b) Tan.
(c) Blue.
(d) Pink.

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

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

11. How long was a cowboy's typical workday?
(a) 12-15 hours.
(b) 10-15 hours.
(c) 8-10 hours.
(d) 10-12 hours.

12. Why did Gretel originally go to Wyoming?
(a) To escape her life.
(b) To become a sheep herder.
(c) To become a rancher.
(d) To film a documentary.

13. What did the lambs that Gretel was herding do up the valley?
(a) Fall into the quick sand.
(b) Get into the mud.
(c) Almost drown in the water.
(d) Get into the oil.

14. Where was most of a cowboy's work done?
(a) Walking.
(b) On the ranch.
(c) On horseback.
(d) Sitting down.

15. What time of day was it when Gretel arrived in Wyoming?
(a) Midday.
(b) Morning.
(c) Night.
(d) Afternoon.

Short Answer Questions

1. What state would Gretel have ended up in if she had gone north?

2. What happened if a ranch animal didn't do their job?

3. What word did Gretel use to describe the inside of John's trailer?

4. What motel did Gretel stay in when she first arrived in Wyoming?

5. What did Gretel say animals gave people?

(see the answer keys)

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