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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 time of day was it when Gretel arrived in Wyoming?

2. How much rain does Wyoming get in the fall and spring each year?

3. How many dams did Frank set to control the flooding water?

4. Why did Gretel believe that cowboys were "strong and silent"?

5. What did Gretel say made Westerners distrustful of outsiders?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Gretel feel when she was left alone to herd the sheep?

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

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

4. What did Gretel look for when she was in New York and felt homesick for Wyoming?

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

6. How did Gretel describe the passing of seasons?

7. What happened during irrigating season?

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

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

10. What fears did Gretel having when sheep herding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Farm and ranch work were very different. Compare and contrast the work done on farms and ranches.

Essay Topic 2

As Gretel spent more time with her Indian neighbors she came to have a new appreciation for their religious beliefs. Discuss this, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

When Gretel went to New York she felt very homesick for Wyoming. Describe Gretel's feelings while she was in New York.

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