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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 Gretel say winter in Wyoming looked like?

2. What word did Gretel use to describe the inside of John's trailer?

3. What did the Chinese call drifting snow?

4. What was Jack Davis's job?

5. How long is the irrigating season in Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What fears did Gretel having when sheep herding?

2. How did Gretel describe the passing of seasons?

3. What did Gretel say that she discovered when herding sheep?

4. According to Gretel what were residents of Wyoming always waiting for?

5. What happened during irrigating season?

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

7. What were John's feelings on coyotes?

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

9. What was an animal's job on a ranch?

10. Why did Gretel go to Wyoming?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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