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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who made Laura's sewing box?
(a) Her daughter.
(b) Her son.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her husband.

2. How many families were traveling in the party the Wilders were a part of?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

3. What caused crops to fail in the place Rose was born?
(a) Sandy soil.
(b) Bad storms.
(c) A draught.
(d) Soil erosion.

4. What did Almanzo hate most about Nebraska?
(a) The Flatness.
(b) The Dust.
(c) The Wind.
(d) The Heat.

5. Where was Chapter 2 originally recorded?
(a) A ledger.
(b) Scrap pieces of paper.
(c) Stationery.
(d) A memorandum book.

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

7. What did the people in Nebraska say would be needed for their crops to succeed?
(a) Wind.
(b) Rain.
(c) Humidity.
(d) Warmth.

8. What kind of group picture is included in the first chapter?
(a) A choir.
(b) A baseball team.
(c) A school class.
(d) A church class.

9. Who went to find the Cooley's dog?
(a) Almanzo.
(b) Nicolas.
(c) Laura.
(d) Mr. Cooley.

10. How high was the grain that the Wilders saw in the fields in South Dakota?
(a) 9 inches.
(b) 3 inches.
(c) 7 inches.
(d) 5 inches.

11. How is the wind in South Dakota described?
(a) Hot and wet.
(b) Cold and wet.
(c) Hot and dry.
(d) Cold and dry.

12. Why did the Cooleys want to take a more Westernly route?
(a) They wanted to have more options.
(b) They wanted to see their relatives.
(c) They wanted to get there faster.
(d) They wanted to avoid the hills.

13. How did the Wilders supplement their food supply while traveling through Nebraska?
(a) They harvested abandoned farms.
(b) They picked berries.
(c) They hunted.
(d) They fished.

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

15. How old was Rose when she started her journey?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Almanzo use to make a wagon for his family?

2. How much money a week did Laura earn?

3. What town was Rose born in?

4. How many towns did the Wilders pass every day they were in Nebraska?

5. What day of the week did the Wilders NOT travel while on their journey?

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