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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How much did an acre of land in the county, past the immigrant camp sell for?
(a) $19.
(b) $17.
(c) $21.
(d) $23.

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

5. What caused the banks to collapse in the place where Rose was born?
(a) Small population.
(b) Foreclosures.
(c) Robberies.
(d) High rate of inflation.

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

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

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

9. What spooked one of the Cooley's horses in the big city in Nebraska?
(a) A large black man.
(b) A train.
(c) A motor car.
(d) A cougar.

10. What county did the Wilders see the farm conditions start to improve?
(a) McClark.
(b) McCourt.
(c) McCook.
(d) McCranney.

11. How many days did the Wilders travel to get to their new home?
(a) 50 days.
(b) 45 days.
(c) 40 days.
(d) 35 days.

12. What did the Wilders do when they stopped with the Canadian woman?
(a) Swapped stories.
(b) Avoided each other.
(c) Sold supplies.
(d) Sang songs.

13. How much money did Rose's father earn while on jury duty?
(a) $80.
(b) $50.
(c) $60.
(d) $70.

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

15. What was Almanzo's nickname?
(a) Alman.
(b) Manly.
(c) Al.
(d) Zo.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the writing style of Chapter 1 different from the other chapters?

2. What did Rose's parents get sick with at the beginning of the book?

3. What did Sherwin call the place where the Wilders chose to move to?

4. What did travelers on the trail say about Missouri?

5. What kind of wagon did the family traveling with the Wilders have?

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