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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many sheep where there to lamb out?
(a) 10,000.
(b) 5,000.
(c) 500.
(d) 15,000.

2. Who was Dorothy?
(a) A cowgirl.
(b) A friend of Gretel's.
(c) Gretel's sister.
(d) A ranch owner.

3. How far outside of town did Ben live?
(a) 20 miles.
(b) 15 miles.
(c) 10 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

4. Who brought Ben groceries?
(a) Gretel.
(b) The ranch owner.
(c) A ranch hand.
(d) A plumber.

5. Which three sheepherders wanted their wagons moved during lambing season?
(a) Rudy, Fred and John.
(b) Albert, Fred and John.
(c) Ed, Fred and John.
(d) Albert, Ed and Rudy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What impact did the downfall of a big ranch have on it's employees?

2. Where was Gretel herding the sheep to at the beginning of the book?

3. What was John's nickname?

4. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?

5. What was the most important thing that ranches provided the sheepherders and cowboys with?

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