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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 element of a cowboy's job was dramatically underplayed?
(a) The maternalism.
(b) The courage required.
(c) The physical hardship.
(d) The common sense.

2. How much did cowboys get paid a day?
(a) $40.
(b) $50.
(c) $30.
(d) $20.

3. What did Gretel encounter up the valley when she was herding?
(a) Fenced in oil spills.
(b) Huge mud puddles.
(c) Quick sand.
(d) Flooding.

4. What did Gretel say winter in Wyoming looked like?
(a) A winter wonderland.
(b) A fictional place.
(c) Hell.
(d) A dungeon.

5. What was the name of a neighboring rancher who was in his seventies?
(a) John Hinckley.
(b) Frank Hinckley.
(c) Mike Hinckley.
(d) Steve Hinckley.

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

7. According to Gretel what work did cowboys look down on?
(a) City folk's work.
(b) Farmer's work.
(c) Bankers work.
(d) Construction work.

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

9. What happened if a ranch animal didn't do their job?
(a) They were given away.
(b) They were killed.
(c) They were sold.
(d) They got shot.

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

11. What did Gretel look for when she was in New York and missing Wyoming?
(a) Marlboro ads.
(b) Camel ads.
(c) Salem ads.
(d) Winston ads.

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

13. In what year did Gretel first arrive in Wyoming?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1977.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gretel say winter was?

2. What did Seamus Henry say about landscape?

3. How many miles did the ranch land extend in either direction?

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

5. Who quit at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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