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

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

3. Where did Rose's parents get married?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.

4. What did Almanzo use to make a wagon for his family?
(a) A couple of feed boxes.
(b) A buggy.
(c) A hack.
(d) A freight wagon.

5. What family did the Wilders plan to travel with?
(a) The Coreys.
(b) The Coopers.
(c) The Coolridges.
(d) The Cooleys.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Almanzo say made the soil in Missouri so good?

3. What kind of signs were NOT posted in Nebraska?

4. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells?

5. What county did the Wilders see the farm conditions start to improve?

(see the answer key)

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