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

2. How many days did Gretel's first job in Wyoming last?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 17.

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

4. How often were the groceries brought to Ben?
(a) Every other week.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Twice a week.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the current owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming was a descendant of the original ranchers?

2. How long were the work days at Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

3. How many square miles is Wyoming?

4. Who was Dorothy?

5. What is most of the landscape of Wyoming made up of?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was a big ranch like?

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

5. Why was John's nickname high pockets?

6. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

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

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

9. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

10. What was Gretel's original motive when moving to Wyoming?

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