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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 many wagons were included in the traveling party the Wilders were in?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

2. What did one woman say all the people in Missouri had never seen?
(a) An organ.
(b) A motor car.
(c) A schoolhouse.
(d) A real church.

3. What day of the week did the Wilders NOT travel while on their journey?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Monday.

4. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells?
(a) They ran off the other emigrants.
(b) They were creating a new hymn.
(c) They were playing her favorite song.
(d) They were welcoming her home.

5. What spooked one of the Cooley's horses in the big city in Nebraska?
(a) A cougar.
(b) A large black man.
(c) A train.
(d) A motor car.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the animals pulling the wagons generally get watered?

2. What was the name of the town the Wilders were moving to?

3. Where was Chapter 2 originally recorded?

4. How many towns did the Wilders pass every day they were in Nebraska?

5. What city was the biggest they all saw in Nebraska?

(see the answer key)

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