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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the lambing season start?

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

3. How often were the groceries brought to Ben?

4. What was Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

5. How long were the work days at Gretel's first job in Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the biggest characteristic of the landscape in Wyoming?

2. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

3. How did those working in the lambing shed try to make a ewe believe that an orphaned lamb was hers?

4. What did Gretel experience when she arrived in Wyoming?

5. What is winter in Wyoming like?

6. How were the workers on a ranch treated by the ranch owner?

7. What tools were given to cowboys and sheepherders?

8. What was a big ranch like?

9. What were the lambing sheds like?

10. Why did Ben live 20 miles outside of town?

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