View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Gretel's original motive for moving to Wyoming?

2. Where did Henry Tucker live?

3. What feeling did Gretel think she wanted when she went to Wyoming?

4. Who was the auctioneer auctioning off the largest ranch in Wyoming?

5. What state had Dorothy lived in before moving to Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who was Dorothy?

4. Why was John's nickname high pockets?

5. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

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

7. What is winter in Wyoming like?

8. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What do you think the quote "landscape is sacramental, to be read as text" meant to Gretel?

Essay Topic 3

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 623 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample