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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. How many places in Wyoming could be called cities when Gretel moved there?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. Who was Dorothy's boyfriend?
(a) Steve.
(b) John.
(c) Mike.
(d) Cliff.

3. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?
(a) Big Horn.
(b) Black Tooth.
(c) Rendezvous.
(d) Aspen.

4. How long were the work days at Gretel's first job in Wyoming?
(a) 12 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 14 hours.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of environment did Ben prefer?

2. How old was Henry?

3. How long had Gretel been in Wyoming at the start of the book?

4. What feeling did Gretel get when she went to Wyoming?

5. What month was it when the book began?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the workers on a ranch treated by the ranch owner?

2. Who was Dorothy?

3. How did John react to the open space of Wyoming?

4. Why did Gretel feel that to live and work in Wyoming was to lose distinction of background and foreground?

5. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

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

7. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

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

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

10. What did Gretel say a person's life in Wyoming was like?

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