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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 town was Rose born in?
(a) De Smithe.
(b) De Varen.
(c) De Ville.
(d) De Smet.

2. How big were the watermelons at Ash Grove?
(a) 15 pounds.
(b) 5 pounds.
(c) 10 pounds.
(d) 20 pounds.

3. How are the fields in South Dakota described?
(a) Rebounding.
(b) Scorched.
(c) Ruined.
(d) Plain.

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

5. How did the Wilders cross the Platte River?
(a) They built a shanty bridge.
(b) They used a ferry.
(c) They forded it themselves.
(d) They crossed a bridge.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the Wilders reach their destination?

2. What were the Wilders able to eat a lot of as they passed through Kansas?

3. Which of the following was NOT a term used by Laura to describe the towns in Missouri?

4. Why did the Wilders camp in ravines while in Nebraska?

5. What was the road in Missouri lined with?

(see the answer key)

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