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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How high was the temperature on the first day of the journey?
(a) 72 degrees.
(b) 82 degrees.
(c) 102 degress.
(d) 92 degrees.

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

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

4. How wide was the Platte River?
(a) 100 yards.
(b) 50 feet.
(c) Half a mile.
(d) A mile.

5. How is the wind in South Dakota described?
(a) Hot and wet.
(b) Cold and wet.
(c) Cold and dry.
(d) Hot and dry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What river did the Wilders get to when the temperature finally dropped below 100 degrees?

3. How did the Wilders supplement their food supply while traveling through Nebraska?

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

5. What did the people in Nebraska say would be needed for their crops to succeed?

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