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

2. What Jane Fonda movie did Gretel mention in Chapter 4?
(a) Cimarron.
(b) The Alamo.
(c) Electric Horseman.
(d) 3:10 to Yuma.

3. According to Gretel what element of a cowboy's job was dramatically underplayed?
(a) The common sense.
(b) The maternalism.
(c) The courage required.
(d) The physical hardship.

4. Where was most of a cowboy's work done?
(a) On the ranch.
(b) Walking.
(c) Sitting down.
(d) On horseback.

5. What word did Gretel use to describe the inside of John's trailer?
(a) Outdated.
(b) Fancy.
(c) Dirty.
(d) Extraordinary.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Gretel believe that cowboys were "strong and silent"?

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

4. What did Gretel look for when she was in New York and missing Wyoming?

5. What did Gretel say animals gave people?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were John's feelings on coyotes?

3. What fears did Gretel having when sheep herding?

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

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

6. How did Gretel describe the passing of seasons?

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

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

9. Why did Gretel go to Wyoming?

10. How did the poet Seamus Henry describe landscape and earth?

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