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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sherwin send with his letters to the Wilders?
(a) Extra postage.
(b) Books.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Newspaper articles.

2. Where did the Wilders keep the money they saved up for their trip?
(a) The writing desk.
(b) The hem of Rose's dress.
(c) The flour bucket.
(d) Almanzo's hat.

3. What did Rose's parents get sick with at the beginning of the book?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Typhoid.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Diphtheria.

4. How much money a week did Laura earn?
(a) $10.
(b) $1.
(c) $2.
(d) $20.

5. What did the Wilders call the place where they chose to move to?
(a) The Land of the Juicy Peach.
(b) The Land of the Crawling Vineyard.
(c) The Land of the Golden Wheat.
(d) The Land of the Big Red Apple.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family did the Wilders plan to travel with?

2. How much money did the Wilders save up for their trip?

3. How many wagons did the family traveling with the Wilders have?

4. How many "Miss" states did Rose know about at the beginning of the book?

5. How long was Rose's father on jury duty?

(see the answer key)

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