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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 were farm hands who worked on a ranch provided with?

2. What did Ben live in?

3. What illness prevented Ben from working?

4. How long had Gretel been in Wyoming at the start of the book?

5. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gretel experience when she arrived in Wyoming?

2. What was a big ranch like?

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

4. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

5. Who was Henry Tucker?

6. Why was John's nickname high pockets?

7. What were the lambing sheds like?

8. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

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

10. Who was Dorothy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Gretel's time as a sheep herder. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Gretel's initial reaction to Wyoming, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Cowboys were very independent and strong people. Discuss what Gretel learned about cowboys, using examples from the book.

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