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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

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

4. What event did Gretel meet her husband at?
(a) Cowboy Film Festival.
(b) Rodeo.
(c) John Wayne Film Festival.
(d) Grocery store.

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

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

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

8. Why did Gretel believe that cowboys were "strong and silent"?
(a) Because that was their personality.
(b) Because they didn't like people.
(c) Because they were lonely.
(d) Because they had no one to talk to.

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

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

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

12. How much rain does Wyoming get in the fall and spring each year?
(a) Less than 5 inches a year.
(b) Less than 7 inches a year.
(c) Less than 8 inches a year.
(d) Less than 6 inches a year.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What two buildings did John live catty corner to?

2. What did the Chinese call drifting snow?

3. What job did the neighboring rancher prefer?

4. According to Gretel what element of a cowboy's job was dramatically underplayed?

5. What was a rancher's main job?

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