The Solace of Open Spaces Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Gretel Ehrlich
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 93 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Solace of Open Spaces Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Gretel Ehrlich
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long were the work days at Gretel's first job in Wyoming?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 12 hours.
(c) 14 hours.
(d) 10 hours.

2. How many square miles is Wyoming?
(a) 1,900.
(b) 1,700.
(c) 1,600.
(d) 1,800.

3. What does Wyoming mean in Indian?
(a) At the coyote land.
(b) At the great plains.
(c) In the prairie.
(d) At the great mountains.

4. What month was it when the book began?
(a) July.
(b) August.
(c) May.
(d) June.

5. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?
(a) Big Horn.
(b) Aspen.
(c) Black Tooth.
(d) Rendezvous.

6. What feeling did Gretel get when she went to Wyoming?
(a) Numbness.
(b) Excitement.
(c) An awakening.
(d) Restful.

7. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?
(a) A jail.
(b) A prison.
(c) A dungeon.
(d) A cave.

8. What were farm hands who worked on a ranch provided with?
(a) Working dogs.
(b) Rifles.
(c) Horses.
(d) Air conditioned tractors.

9. How long does winter last in Wyoming?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 6 months.

10. What type of environment did Ben prefer?
(a) Interactive.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Filled with people.

11. Which of the current owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming was a descendant of the original ranchers?
(a) The niece.
(b) The wife.
(c) The aunt.
(d) The husband.

12. How many days did the herding trip take that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

13. What did the old ranch hand say that there was lots of in Wyoming?
(a) Time.
(b) Open space and rattlesnakes.
(c) Animals.
(d) People.

14. How many ranch hands had the largest ranch in Wyoming had?
(a) 150.
(b) 200.
(c) 250.
(d) 100.

15. What about the people of Wyoming flushed out the rawness that Gretel felt within herself?
(a) Their welcoming attitude.
(b) Their love of the land.
(c) Their love for what they did.
(d) Their vitality.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought Ben groceries?

2. How did Gretel's dog teach her to sleep?

3. When did the lambing season start?

4. What is most of the landscape of Wyoming made up of?

5. What type of personality did Dorothy have?

(see the answer keys)

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