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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 Gretel say winter was?
(a) A dream.
(b) An exciting adventure.
(c) A scroll.
(d) A fantasy.

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

3. In what year did Gretel first arrive in Wyoming?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1977.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1978.

4. What job did the neighboring rancher prefer?
(a) Shearing.
(b) Irrigating.
(c) Slaughtering.
(d) Herding.

5. What did Seamus Henry say about landscape?
(a) That it was clean.
(b) That it was sacramental.
(c) That is was ugly.
(d) That it was beautiful

Short Answer Questions

1. Who quit at the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. What happened if a ranch animal didn't do their job?

3. What two buildings did John live catty corner to?

4. According to Gretel what was a form of compassion?

5. What town did Gretel first stay in Wyoming?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gretel say that she discovered when herding sheep?

2. According to Gretel what did it mean to "be tough" on a ranch?

3. What happened during irrigating season?

4. What is the weather like during winter in Wyoming?

5. According to Gretel what type of person was a cowboy?

6. What were John's feelings on coyotes?

7. What was an animal's job on a ranch?

8. What did Gretel look for when she was in New York and felt homesick for Wyoming?

9. What did Gretel say she regained within herself when she began working with animals?

10. According to Gretel what were residents of Wyoming always waiting for?

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