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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did the Wilders decide to move when the banks started failing?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Missouri.

4. Why did people in Kansas not like Missouri?
(a) There were lots of immigrants there.
(b) The food was bad.
(c) It got too cold.
(d) The people were backward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Laura's occupation at the beginning of the book?

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

3. What was the bridge across the Kansas River made out of?

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

5. What did Rose always do a few years beyond her grade level?

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