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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 places in Wyoming could be called cities when Gretel moved there?

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

3. How long does winter last in Wyoming?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What were the lambing sheds like?

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

9. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gretel had a great appreciation for the people of Wyoming. Discuss this, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Gretel's feelings about Wyoming after she had lived there for 4 years.

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