Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What type of personality did Dorothy have?
(a) Loving.
(b) Happy.
(c) Vivacious.
(d) Angry.
2. How long had the largest ranch in Wyoming been in business before it went under?
(a) 90 years.
(b) 87 years.
(c) 97 years.
(d) 80 years.
3. How many sheep where there to lamb out?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 15,000.
(c) 10,000.
(d) 500.
4. When did the lambing season start?
(a) January.
(b) February.
(c) March.
(d) April.
5. According to Gretel what did people in Wyoming feel pride about?
(a) That the ranches there were some of the biggest.
(b) That they lived in a harsh place.
(c) That there weren't many people there.
(d) That Yellowstone was located there.
6. How old was Henry?
(a) In his fifties.
(b) In his sixties.
(c) In his eighties.
(d) In his seventies.
7. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?
(a) Rendezvous.
(b) Big Horn.
(c) Aspen.
(d) Black Tooth.
8. What was the population of Wyoming when Gretel moved there?
(a) 370,000.
(b) 570,000
(c) 270,000.
(d) 470,000.
9. How much debt were the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming in when they sold it?
(a) 2 million dollars.
(b) 1 million dollars.
(c) 1.5 million dollars.
(d) 500,000 dollars.
10. When was the auction for the largest ranch in Wyoming held?
(a) At the height of lambing season.
(b) At the height of dry season.
(c) At the height of wet season.
(d) At the height of calving season.
11. How often were the groceries brought to Ben?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Every other week.
(c) Once a month.
(d) Once a week.
12. How many places in Wyoming could be called cities when Gretel moved there?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.
13. What did the old ranch hand say that there was lots of in Wyoming?
(a) Open space and rattlesnakes.
(b) Animals.
(c) People.
(d) Time.
14. According to Gretel what type of look did the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming have at the auction?
(a) Brittle.
(b) Drawn and brittle.
(c) Drawn.
(d) Depressed.
15. What feeling did Gretel think she wanted when she went to Wyoming?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Numbness.
(c) Restful.
(d) Adventureous.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?
2. Where was Gretel herding the sheep to at the beginning of the book?
3. In what season did Gretel arrive in Wyoming?
4. What illness prevented Ben from working?
5. How many days did the herding trip take that Gretel was on at the beginning of the book?
This section contains 361 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) |