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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 was a cowboy's typical workday?
(a) 8-10 hours.
(b) 10-15 hours.
(c) 12-15 hours.
(d) 10-12 hours.

2. What did Gretel encounter up the valley when she was herding?
(a) Quick sand.
(b) Fenced in oil spills.
(c) Huge mud puddles.
(d) Flooding.

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

4. What did Gretel say winter was?
(a) A scroll.
(b) An exciting adventure.
(c) A dream.
(d) A fantasy.

5. In what year did Gretel first arrive in Wyoming?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1978.
(d) 1977.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of a neighboring rancher who was in his seventies?

2. How many dams did Frank set to control the flooding water?

3. What time did John leave Gretel on the ridge?

4. What state would Gretel have ended up in if she had gone north?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the weather like during winter in Wyoming?

5. How did Gretel feel when she was left alone to herd the sheep?

6. According to Gretel what were residents of Wyoming always waiting for?

7. Who did Gretel work with in Wyoming?

8. What did Gretel say living with animals made her redefine?

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

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

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