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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What county did the Wilders see the farm conditions start to improve?
(a) McCranney.
(b) McCook.
(c) McCourt.
(d) McClark.

2. Where were the people in the group of immigrants from?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Russia.
(c) England.
(d) France.

3. What did Sherwin call the place where the Wilders chose to move to?
(a) The Land of Fortune.
(b) The Lacn of Opportunity.
(c) The Land of Promise.
(d) The Land of Plenty.

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

5. What did the animals pulling the wagons get cut on occasionally?
(a) Barbed wire.
(b) Arrow heads.
(c) Fence posts.
(d) Sharp rocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Wilders decide to move when the banks started failing?

2. How long was the journey to the Wilder's new home?

3. How are the fields in South Dakota described?

4. How high was the grain that the Wilders saw in the fields in South Dakota?

5. How many bushels did Almanzo say a big grain field in South Dakota would reap at harvest?

(see the answer key)

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