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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gretel relate a big ranch too?

2. Who was Dorothy's boyfriend?

3. According to Gretel what type of look did the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming have at the auction?

4. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?

5. What month was it when the book began?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did John react to the open space of Wyoming?

2. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

3. How did those working in the lambing shed try to make a ewe believe that an orphaned lamb was hers?

4. How did Gretel say that things happened in Wyoming?

5. What were the lambing sheds like?

6. What was Gretel's original motive when moving to Wyoming?

7. Why did Ben live 20 miles outside of town?

8. What was a big ranch like?

9. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

10. What is the biggest characteristic of the landscape in Wyoming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Gretel's feelings about Wyoming after she had lived there for 4 years.

Essay Topic 2

When Gretel got married she toasted to the end of loneliness, but didn't really believe that it would be so. Discuss why Gretel felt that way.

Essay Topic 3

Indian ceremonies held great religious meaning to them. Discuss the meaning that the Indians placed on their ceremonies.

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