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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 format is Chapter 2 written in?
(a) Journal Entries.
(b) Letters.
(c) A third person narrative.
(d) A list of events.

2. How long did the Wilders travel before leaving South Dakota?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 2 days.
(d) 1 week.

3. Why did the Wilders camp in ravines while in Nebraska?
(a) To build campfires.
(b) To hide from Indians.
(c) To escape the animals.
(d) To avoid the wind.

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

5. What were the Wilders able to eat a lot of as they passed through Kansas?
(a) Bread.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Roots.
(d) Wheat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the people in Fort Scott not plant in the good land?

2. What did the Wilders see lying around on the ground in Fort Scott?

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

4. What was so beautiful to Laura about Jones Spring?

5. What was the longest distance the Wilders traveled in one day while in Kansas?

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