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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. Who quit at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Maurice.
(b) John.
(c) Cliff.
(d) Steve.

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(d) Outdated.

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

4. What did Gretel say animals held her to?
(a) The future.
(b) Reality.
(c) To be thankful.
(d) What was present.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a rancher's main job?

2. What was a mother cow's job on a ranch?

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

4. What motel did Gretel stay in when she first arrived in Wyoming?

5. What did old timer's say storms were announced by?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Gretel describe the passing of seasons?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Gretel look for when she was in New York and felt homesick for Wyoming?

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

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

10. What were John's feelings on coyotes?

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