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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 illness prevented Ben from working?

2. What impact did the downfall of a big ranch have on it's employees?

3. How many miles was the herding trip that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?

4. How old was Dorothy?

5. What does Wyoming mean in Indian?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Gretel feel that to live and work in Wyoming was to lose distinction of background and foreground?

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

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

5. Who was Dorothy?

6. What was a big ranch like?

7. How were the workers on a ranch treated by the ranch owner?

8. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

9. What did it mean to "winter in town"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

As Gretel spent more time with her Indian neighbors she came to have a new appreciation for their religious beliefs. Discuss this, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Over time Gretel began to call Wyoming home, discuss why she felt so at home in Wyoming.

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