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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Gretel herding the sheep to at the beginning of the book?
(a) Wyoming Badlands.
(b) Star Valley.
(c) Big Horn Mountains.
(d) Cheyenne.

2. According to Gretel what place in Wyoming did most Wyomingites grudgingly acknowledge?
(a) Laramie.
(b) Alcova.
(c) Devil's Tower.
(d) Jackson Hole.

3. How many days did Gretel's first job in Wyoming last?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 17.
(d) 16.

4. What state had Dorothy lived in before moving to Wyoming?
(a) Maine.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Oregon.

5. What was John's nickname?
(a) Highpockets.
(b) Tally.
(c) High legs.
(d) Limber legs.

6. What illness prevented Ben from working?
(a) Parapalegia.
(b) A fever.
(c) Hepatitis.
(d) Tuberculosis.

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

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

9. Who was the auctioneer auctioning off the largest ranch in Wyoming?
(a) Steve.
(b) Cliff.
(c) Mike.
(d) John.

10. What did Cliff want to be?
(a) A songwriter.
(b) An auctioneer.
(c) A cowboy.
(d) A ranch owner.

11. What was the most important thing that ranches provided the sheepherders and cowboys with?
(a) Saddle.
(b) Horses.
(c) Binoculars.
(d) Working dog.

12. According to Gretel what type of look did the owners of the largest ranch in Wyoming have at the auction?
(a) Depressed.
(b) Drawn.
(c) Brittle.
(d) Drawn and brittle.

13. What did Ben live in?
(a) Apartment.
(b) Truck.
(c) Sheep wagon.
(d) Trailer.

14. How many sheep was Gretel herding at the beginning of the book?
(a) 2,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 3,000.
(d) 1,000.

15. According to Gretel what did people in Wyoming feel pride about?
(a) That Yellowstone was located there.
(b) That there weren't many people there.
(c) That they lived in a harsh place.
(d) That the ranches there were some of the biggest.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many square miles is Wyoming?

2. What is the lowest temperature Wyoming gets to in the winter?

3. Which three sheepherders wanted their wagons moved during lambing season?

4. How old was Dorothy?

5. What month was it when the book began?

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