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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. Why did Gretel originally go to Wyoming?
(a) To film a documentary.
(b) To become a sheep herder.
(c) To become a rancher.
(d) To escape her life.

2. What job did the neighboring rancher prefer?
(a) Irrigating.
(b) Slaughtering.
(c) Herding.
(d) Shearing.

3. According to Gretel what could a daily chore grow into?
(a) Habit.
(b) Tiring.
(c) Fidelity.
(d) Old hat.

4. What were the names of Gretel's crew members?
(a) Rebecca and Steve.
(b) Joan and Nick.
(c) Joan and Steve.
(d) Nick and Rebecca.

5. How much did cowboys get paid a day?
(a) $40.
(b) $30.
(c) $50.
(d) $20.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was a rancher's main job?

3. How many sheep was Gretel responsible for?

4. Who said that winter looked oceanic?

5. How long is the irrigating season in Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Gretel go to Wyoming?

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

3. Who was David?

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

5. Why did Gretel say that westerners were leery of outsiders?

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

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

8. What did Gretel say that she discovered when herding sheep?

9. What happened during irrigating season?

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

(see the answer keys)

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