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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 was the population of Wyoming when Gretel moved there?

2. According to Gretel what did people in Wyoming feel pride about?

3. When was the auction for the largest ranch in Wyoming held?

4. How many places in Wyoming could be called cities when Gretel moved there?

5. How many square miles is Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Gretel say a person's life in Wyoming was like?

3. Why was John's nickname high pockets?

4. How did the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming feel as their ranch was being auctioned off?

5. Who was Henry Tucker?

6. What were the lambing sheds like?

7. What is winter in Wyoming like?

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

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

When Gretel went to New York she felt very homesick for Wyoming. Describe Gretel's feelings while she was in New York.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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