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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who quit at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Cliff.
(b) Maurice.
(c) John.
(d) Steve.

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

4. What did a friend of Gretel's teach his dog to do?
(a) Warn him when danger was approaching.
(b) Herd sheep.
(c) Jump onto the saddle.
(d) Run next to the horse.

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

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

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

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

9. What did Gretel say people burdened animals with?
(a) Their problems.
(b) Bodies and civilized ordeals.
(c) Their unappreciativeness.
(d) Their attitudes.

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

11. What state would Gretel have ended up in if she had gone north?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Montana.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) California.

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

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

14. What did Gretel say animals gave people?
(a) Unjaded faces.
(b) Appreciation for them.
(c) Food.
(d) Happiness.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jack Davis's job?

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

3. What event did Gretel meet her husband at?

4. How much rain does Wyoming get in the fall and spring each year?

5. What time did John leave Gretel on the ridge?

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