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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did travelers on the trail say about Missouri?
(a) It was no good.
(b) It was lovely.
(c) It was too populated.
(d) It was a wasteland.

2. What became more common as the Wilders neared the Kansas Border?
(a) Traveling parties.
(b) Wheat fields.
(c) Orchards.
(d) Large cities.

3. What kind of wagon did the family traveling with the Wilders have?
(a) Make-shift.
(b) European.
(c) Conestoga.
(d) Freight.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the Wilders come across the group of immigrants?

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

4. Why did a man not let the Wilders camp on his property?

5. How long did the crops fail in the place Rose was born?

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