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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 animals didn't care about?

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

3. How often did the dams have to be changed?

4. How long is the irrigating season in Wyoming?

5. What animal visited Gretel's sheep camp every night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were John's feelings on coyotes?

4. Why did Gretel go to Wyoming?

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

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

7. What fears did Gretel having when sheep herding?

8. Who was David?

9. According to Gretel what type of person was a cowboy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Describe Gretel's initial reaction to Wyoming, using examples from the book.

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