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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the Mackenzies hold a party in Chapter 4?
(a) To celebrate a wedding.
(b) To celebrate a reunion.
(c) To celebrate a birthday.
(d) To celebrate a birth.

2. What falls from one of the wagons in Chapter 2?
(a) Bags of flour.
(b) A bundle of blankets.
(c) Abbie's sister.
(d) A pair of chairs.

3. To what state are the Mackenzies moving?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Ohio.

4. What does Abbie's family admonish her for in Chapter 13?
(a) Not marrying Ed Matthews.
(b) Moving to Nebraska.
(c) Marrying a Deal man.
(d) Not sending home any money.

5. How does Sarah Lutz's brother die?
(a) By a kick to the head from a donkey.
(b) He drowns.
(c) From a snake bite.
(d) From a high fever.

6. What do Abbie and Will make in Chapter 14?
(a) Toys.
(b) A picnic table.
(c) Street signs.
(d) Clothes for their children.

7. What do the Lutz's open in Chapter 12?
(a) A store.
(b) An inn.
(c) A cafe.
(d) A cattle ranch.

8. How old is Will when is father has to leave the farm in Chapter 4?
(a) Sixteen years old.
(b) Eighteen years old.
(c) Twenty-one years old.
(d) Nineteen years old.

9. Why are the Mackenzies moving?
(a) Because they inherited property.
(b) To be close to the eldest Mackenzie daughter.
(c) Because they were given a free plot of land.
(d) To get out of an area where no crops grow.

10. Who is Ed Mathews' father?
(a) The school teacher.
(b) The church preacher.
(c) The local doctor.
(d) A wealthy rancher.

11. Where do many of the Deals' neighbors start to go in Chapter 13?
(a) To Kansas.
(b) Church.
(c) To try their luck in the gold rush.
(d) Back to where they came from.

12. Who is the eldest Mackenzie daughter married to?
(a) A farmer.
(b) A rancher.
(c) A sheriff.
(d) A shop keeper.

13. What does Abbie do when she goes into the forest?
(a) Gardens.
(b) Daydreams.
(c) Sings.
(d) Reads.

14. What does Abbie try to focus her attention on in the spring in Chapter 15?
(a) Singing lessons.
(b) Sewing a quilt.
(c) Keeping a garden.
(d) Schooling her children.

15. How does Abbie feel while camping in Chapter 10?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Content.
(c) Lonely.
(d) Frightened.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has passed away in Chapter 1?

2. What conflict begins in Chapter 5?

3. What is the name of the family that joins Abbie and Will on their journey?

4. How many rooms does the first house Will builds have?

5. What happens to the Deals' sixth crop?

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