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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. How many days did the herding trip take that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?

2. Which three sheepherders wanted their wagons moved during lambing season?

3. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?

4. How long does winter last in Wyoming?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

6. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

As Gretel spent time outdoors in Wyoming she gained an appreciation for nature. Discuss this using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Gretel's feelings regarding ranch work. Use examples from the book.

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