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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Gretel say the landscape felt like in winter?

2. What type of environment did Ben prefer?

3. What mountain was Gretel herding the sheep past?

4. What did the old ranch hand say that there was lots of in Wyoming?

5. How long had Gretel been in Wyoming at the start of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did it mean to "winter in town"?

2. How did John react to the open space of Wyoming?

3. Why was John's nickname high pockets?

4. Who was Henry Tucker?

5. Why did Gretel feel that to live and work in Wyoming was to lose distinction of background and foreground?

6. What is the landscape of Wyoming like?

7. What was a big ranch like?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gretel had a great appreciation for the landscape of Wyoming. Discuss this, using examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Gretel's time as a sheep herder. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

As Gretel spent more time with her Indian neighbors she came to have a new appreciation for their religious beliefs. Discuss this, using examples from the book.

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