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

2. When was the auction for the largest ranch in Wyoming held?
(a) At the height of lambing season.
(b) At the height of wet season.
(c) At the height of dry season.
(d) At the height of calving season.

3. Which of the current owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming was a descendant of the original ranchers?
(a) The niece.
(b) The aunt.
(c) The husband.
(d) The wife.

4. How long does winter last in Wyoming?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 5 months.

5. How far outside of town did Ben live?
(a) 5 miles.
(b) 20 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 15 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impact did the downfall of a big ranch have on it's employees?

2. When did the lambing season start?

3. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?

4. How old was Dorothy?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Henry Tucker?

9. Who was Dorothy?

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

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