The Solace of Open Spaces Test | Final Test - Easy

Gretel Ehrlich
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The Solace of Open Spaces Test | Final 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. What Jane Fonda movie did Gretel mention in Chapter 4?
(a) The Alamo.
(b) Electric Horseman.
(c) Cimarron.
(d) 3:10 to Yuma.

2. How often did the dams have to be changed?
(a) Every 12 hours.
(b) Every 6 hours.
(c) Every 8 hours.
(d) Every 10 hours.

3. According to Gretel what did courage mean on a ranch?
(a) Having common sense.
(b) Having physical vigor.
(c) Acting spontaneously.
(d) Acting maternal.

4. What were the only things that Gretel could see when she arrived in Wyoming?
(a) Black sky and valleys.
(b) White peaks and cornfields.
(c) White peaks and valleys.
(d) White peaks and black sky.

5. What was the name of a neighboring rancher who was in his seventies?
(a) Frank Hinckley.
(b) Mike Hinckley.
(c) Steve Hinckley.
(d) John Hinckley.

6. What motel did Gretel stay in when she first arrived in Wyoming?
(a) Motel Six.
(b) Hilton.
(c) Western.
(d) Days Inn.

7. How many miles did the ranch land extend in either direction?
(a) 40-50.
(b) 100--120.
(c) 30-40.
(d) 50-60.

8. What did Gretel say made Westerners distrustful of outsiders?
(a) Their unappreciative attitude of nature.
(b) Their patronizing attitude toward animals.
(c) Their lack of understanding.
(d) Their condescending attitude.

9. What did John leave Gretel with on the ridge?
(a) A mare and border collie.
(b) A mare.
(c) A trailer.
(d) A border collie.

10. What did Gretel say animals held her to?
(a) To be thankful.
(b) Reality.
(c) The future.
(d) What was present.

11. Why did Gretel originally go to Wyoming?
(a) To escape her life.
(b) To film a documentary.
(c) To become a sheep herder.
(d) To become a rancher.

12. What did the lambs that Gretel was herding do up the valley?
(a) Almost drown in the water.
(b) Fall into the quick sand.
(c) Get into the mud.
(d) Get into the oil.

13. How many sheep was Gretel responsible for?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 1,500.
(d) 2,000.

14. What state would Gretel have ended up in if she had gone north?
(a) Oregon.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) California.
(d) Montana.

15. What did Gretel say she gained from winter?
(a) Peripheral vision.
(b) Appreciativeness.
(c) A renewed sense of wonder.
(d) Happiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a rancher's main job?

2. What did Gretel say winter in Wyoming looked like?

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

4. What event did Gretel meet her husband at?

5. How long was a cowboy's typical workday?

(see the answer keys)

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