Cowboy's Home and USU Range

Which sentence about the article “The Cowboy’s Home on Wheels” best represents the thesis of the article?

• Chuck wagons stopped being useful once cattle drives no longer occurred.

• Chuck wagons were places where men gathered for companionship.

• Chuck wagons improved living conditions on cattle drives.

• Chuck wagons were important ways for companies to make money.

Based on paragraph 1 of the article “The Cowboy’s Home on Wheels,” the reader can infer that ranchers —

• required cowboys only once every year for cattle drives

• tended to lose money driving their cattle to market

• often drove the cattle without the help of others

• struggled to get cowboys to work for them on cattle drives

The details in paragraph 4 of the article “The Cowboy’s Home on Wheels” support the key idea that chuck wagons were —

• made to withstand harsh conditions

• invented only after trial and error

• designed with the cook in mind

• sometimes used in military conflicts

In paragraph 1 of the article “The Cowboy’s Home on Wheels,” what does the word entice mean?

• To focus

• To require

• To treat

• To attract

What is the most likely reason the author includes the information in paragraph 2 of the article “The Cowboy’s Home on Wheels”?

• To suggest that only those with few other options became cowboys

• To explain the challenges that had to be overcome by Goodnight

• To suggest that cattle drives were longer than they needed to be

• To explain why Goodnight could only offer cowboys low wages

In the poem “The U-S-U Range,” what is the connection between the setting and the theme?

• Determination can help overcome challenging conditions.

• Proper provisions can improve the likelihood of success.

• Hard work can make loneliness more tolerable.

• Unexpected places can come to feel like home.

What effect do the rhyme scheme and rhythm have on the poem “The U-S-U Range”?

• They create a tone of understanding.

• They create a tone of urgency.

• They create a sympathetic tone.

• They create a musical tone.

Which statement expresses an idea about society found in the poem “The U-S-U Range”?

• Loneliness can strengthen one’s drive to succeed.

• Reality does not always align with one’s expectations.

• Friends working together can make a difficult job easy.

• Diligence does not always guarantee satisfaction.

What does the repetitive structure of the poem “The U-S-U Range” help convey?

• The teamwork valued by a cowboy

• The singer’s resigned acceptance of cowboy life

• The singer’s process of becoming a cowboy

• The drive of a cowboy to overcome adversity

What is the best summary of the poem “The U-S-U Range”?

• A cowboy sings about what it is like to work at the U-S-U range. He describes how to get a job at the range and what the ranch looks like. He details the uncomfortable conditions and hard work, but he also says life on the range has to be accepted for what it is.

• A cowboy complains about life on the U-S-U range and warns any listeners to his song about the working conditions cowboys must endure. He describes the ranch house as nothing but a sod house. He says good-bye and hopes his song has pleased his listeners.

• A cowboy who worked at the U-S-U range sings a song that describes the ranch in detail. He wants his fellow cowboys to know what they should be prepared to find if they should go work there. There are only blankets instead of a bed, and the food consists mostly of beans and rice.

• A cowboy who is leaving the U-S-U range sings about his experiences there. He describes where to go to get a job at the range, and he warns that the work takes place every day, even when it is raining. The food provided to the cowboys never changes.