A Non-Fiction SelectionA Non-Fiction Selection

What was the author’s purpose What was the author’s purpose for writing this book?for writing this book?

A.A. She always dreamed of being a She always dreamed of being a cowboy of the past.cowboy of the past.

B.B. She wanted to explain what a She wanted to explain what a cowboy’s life was like during the cowboy’s life was like during the late 1800’s.late 1800’s.

C.C. She loved entertaining children.She loved entertaining children.

What is the period of time What is the period of time called from the 1860’s to the called from the 1860’s to the

1890’s?1890’s?A.A. the “Dust Bowl”the “Dust Bowl”

B.B. the American cowgirl periodthe American cowgirl period

C.C. the poor ranch erathe poor ranch era

D.D. the American cowboy periodthe American cowboy period

Which item must a cowhand Which item must a cowhand own so that he could do his own so that he could do his

work?work?A.A. a shovela shovel

B.B. a saddlea saddle

C.C. bootsboots

D.D. a whipa whip

Every cowhand had to have Every cowhand had to have the ability to ____________ .the ability to ____________ .

A.A. ride a horseride a horse

B.B. brand a cowbrand a cow

C.C. rope horsesrope horses

D.D. rope cattlerope cattle

What did cowhands do after What did cowhands do after they rounded up the cattle?they rounded up the cattle?

A.A. branded all the calvesbranded all the calves

B.B. branded all the herdbranded all the herd

C.C. counted every cowcounted every cow

D.D. lassoed the calveslassoed the calves

What reason did the cowhands have for What reason did the cowhands have for waiting until after roundup to brand the waiting until after roundup to brand the

calves?calves?

A.A. They would run away.They would run away.

B.B. They were in a corral.They were in a corral.

C.C. They followed their mothers.They followed their mothers.

D.D. They were too young.They were too young.

Why was the drag position the Why was the drag position the worst job?worst job?

A.A. It meant working in the dust at the It meant working in the dust at the back of the trail drive.back of the trail drive.

B.B. That job paid the least. That job paid the least.

C.C. That job meant draggingThat job meant dragging

the food wagon. the food wagon.

What reason was there for a What reason was there for a trail drive during the 1800’s?trail drive during the 1800’s?

A.A. Cattle needed to be moved to a Cattle needed to be moved to a train station where they could be train station where they could be sold.sold.

B.B. Ranchers needed to find better Ranchers needed to find better pastures.pastures.

C.C. Cattle needed Cattle needed

exercise.exercise.

Why didn’t ranchers have Why didn’t ranchers have fences around all of their land?fences around all of their land?

A.A. They liked the open spaces.They liked the open spaces.

B.B. They didn’t care if some cows They didn’t care if some cows strayed.strayed.

C.C. The ranches were just too huge.The ranches were just too huge.

Farmers bring their goods to Farmers bring their goods to sell at a _________ .sell at a _________ .

A.A. corralcorral

B.B. marketmarket

C.C. ranchranch

D.D. straystray

Gardeners enjoy ________ to Gardeners enjoy ________ to their flowers or vegetables.their flowers or vegetables.

A.A. tendingtending

B.B. profitprofit

C.C. corralcorral

D.D. eatingeating

Our family gladly adopted a Our family gladly adopted a _______ cat._______ cat.

A.A. stripestripe

B.B. marketmarket

C.C. profitprofit

D.D. straystray

Sometimes equestrians practice Sometimes equestrians practice

jumps with their horses inside ajumps with their horses inside a ________ .________ .

A.A. barnbarn

B.B. stablestable

C.C. corralcorral

D.D. marketmarket

An antonym for profit is ______ .An antonym for profit is ______ .

A.A. gaingain

B.B. lossloss

C.C. winningswinnings

D.D. benefitbenefit