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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 is the irrigating season in Wyoming?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 5 months.

2. Where did Jack Davis lead his mules from?
(a) Wyoming to Colorado.
(b) Wyoming to Montana.
(c) Wyoming to Utah.
(d) Wyoming to Arizona.

3. What did Gretel say made Westerners distrustful of outsiders?
(a) Their patronizing attitude toward animals.
(b) Their lack of understanding.
(c) Their unappreciative attitude of nature.
(d) Their condescending attitude.

4. What did Seamus Henry say about landscape?
(a) That is was ugly.
(b) That it was beautiful
(c) That it was sacramental.
(d) That it was clean.

5. What motel did Gretel stay in when she first arrived in Wyoming?
(a) Motel Six.
(b) Western.
(c) Days Inn.
(d) Hilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gretel say people burdened animals with?

2. How much did cowboys get paid a day?

3. What Jane Fonda movie did Gretel mention in Chapter 4?

4. What were the only things that Gretel could see when she arrived in Wyoming?

5. What did the lambs that Gretel was herding do up the valley?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during irrigating season?

2. What did Gretel say she regained within herself when she began working with animals?

3. What fears did Gretel having when sheep herding?

4. How did Gretel describe the passing of seasons?

5. Who was David?

6. Why did Gretel go to Wyoming?

7. What happened when Gretel worked on the sheep ranch and they were having a drought?

8. What was an animal's job on a ranch?

9. According to Gretel what did it mean to "be tough" on a ranch?

10. According to Gretel what type of person was a cowboy?

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