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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 Seamus Henry say about landscape?

2. What Jane Fonda movie did Gretel mention in Chapter 4?

3. What did Gretel encounter up the valley when she was herding?

4. What did Gretel say people burdened animals with?

5. What event did Gretel meet her husband at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gretel say she regained within herself when she began working with animals?

2. What fears did Gretel having when sheep herding?

3. What happened when Gretel worked on the sheep ranch and they were having a drought?

4. According to Gretel what did it mean to "be tough" on a ranch?

5. Why did Gretel say that westerners were leery of outsiders?

6. Who was David?

7. What happened during irrigating season?

8. What were John's feelings on coyotes?

9. How did the poet Seamus Henry describe landscape and earth?

10. Who did Gretel work with in Wyoming?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Gretel's feelings regarding ranch work. Use 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

When Gretel arrived in Wyoming she stated that she felt raw inside and wanted to escape. Discuss what she meant by this.

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