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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. What feeling did Gretel get when she went to Wyoming?

3. What did Ben live in?

4. What did Cliff want to be?

5. How many square miles is Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Henry Tucker?

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

4. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

5. Why was John's nickname high pockets?

6. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

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

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

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

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 what Gretel learned about respecting animals while working on the ranch.

Essay Topic 2

This book is titled The Solace of Open Spaces. Discuss why you think Gretel chose that title.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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