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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Missouri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the Wilders cross the Platte River?
(a) They used a ferry.
(b) They crossed a bridge.
(c) They forded it.
(d) They crossed at a narrow spot.

2. What was declared the nicest small town of the trip?
(a) Literal.
(b) Liberal.
(c) Langdon.
(d) Loyal.

3. What time in the morning did the Wilders usually begin traveling?
(a) 8:00 am.
(b) 6:00 am.
(c) 9:00 am.
(d) 7:00 am.

4. What kind of wagon did the family traveling with the Wilders have?
(a) Make-shift.
(b) Conestoga.
(c) European.
(d) Freight.

5. How long did it take for the Wilders to travel through Nebraska?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 1 week.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Almanzo sell many of his cooking mats in Kansas?

2. Why did the Cooleys want to take a more Westernly route?

3. What happened in Missouri for the first time of the trip?

4. How many miles an hour did the wagons travel?

5. What kind of signs were NOT posted in Nebraska?

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