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

2. What was the population of the biggest city in Wyoming when Gretel moved there?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 20,000.

3. What impact did the downfall of a big ranch have on it's employees?
(a) Criminal charges.
(b) Civil charges.
(c) Forclosure.
(d) Bankruptcy.

4. Where did Henry Tucker live?
(a) In the barn.
(b) Outside the ranch.
(c) At the heart of the ranch.
(d) In town.

5. What feeling did Gretel get when she went to Wyoming?
(a) Numbness.
(b) An awakening.
(c) Restful.
(d) Excitement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the auctioneer auctioning off the largest ranch in Wyoming?

2. What type of personality did Dorothy have?

3. How many days did Gretel's first job in Wyoming last?

4. What type of environment did Ben prefer?

5. What was John's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Gretel experience when she arrived in Wyoming?

3. What was a big ranch like?

4. What were the lambing sheds like?

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

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

7. What is winter in Wyoming like?

8. Why was John's nickname high pockets?

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

10. How did those working in the lambing shed try to make a ewe believe that an orphaned lamb was hers?

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