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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused the banks to collapse in the place where Rose was born?
(a) Robberies.
(b) Foreclosures.
(c) Small population.
(d) High rate of inflation.

2. What kind of traders did the Wilders avoid camping by after they crossed the Elkhorn Bridge?
(a) Land traders.
(b) Cow traders.
(c) Money lenders.
(d) Horse traders.

3. What spooked Prince?
(a) A train.
(b) A gun.
(c) A car.
(d) A black man.

4. What was Laura's maiden name?
(a) Inger.
(b) Inmer.
(c) Intrall.
(d) Ingalls.

5. How much was a cord of oak in Missouri?
(a) $1.
(b) $2.
(c) $3.
(d) $4.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Wilders able to cross more ground per day in Kansas?

2. How wide was the Platte River?

3. What did Sherwin call the place where the Wilders chose to move to?

4. What was the bridge across the Kansas River made out of?

5. What did Almanzo say made the soil in Missouri so good?

(see the answer key)

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