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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What state had Dorothy lived in before moving to Wyoming?
(a) Oregon.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Maine.
(d) Hawaii.

2. Who was the auctioneer auctioning off the largest ranch in Wyoming?
(a) Mike.
(b) Steve.
(c) Cliff.
(d) John.

3. What is most of the landscape of Wyoming made up of?
(a) Wetlands.
(b) Rocky terrain.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Arid valleys.

4. How did Gretel feel in the winter?
(a) The happiest she had ever been.
(b) The saddest she had ever been.
(c) Totally alone.
(d) Like the first or last person on earth.

5. What did Ben live in?
(a) Sheep wagon.
(b) Trailer.
(c) Apartment.
(d) Truck.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Gretel what place in Wyoming did most Wyomingites grudgingly acknowledge?

2. How many miles was the herding trip that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?

3. What did the old ranch hand say that there was lots of in Wyoming?

4. How often were the groceries brought to Ben?

5. What was Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

2. Who was Dorothy?

3. What did it mean to "winter in town"?

4. Why did Ben live 20 miles outside of town?

5. How did the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming feel as their ranch was being auctioned off?

6. What is the biggest characteristic of the landscape in Wyoming?

7. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

8. What was a big ranch like?

9. How did Gretel say that things happened in Wyoming?

10. What is winter in Wyoming like?

(see the answer keys)

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