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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the Canadian woman from?
(a) Belgium.
(b) France.
(c) The West Indies.
(d) India.

2. Where did the animals pulling the wagons generally get watered?
(a) All of these.
(b) Water barrels.
(c) Wells.
(d) Rivers.

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

4. How big was the item that Laura marveled at while crossing Nebraska?
(a) 10 inches.
(b) 5 inches.
(c) 2.5 inches.
(d) 7.5 inches.

5. How many "Miss" states did Rose know about at the beginning of the book?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

6. What did the Wilders call the place where they chose to move to?
(a) The Land of the Crawling Vineyard.
(b) The Land of the Juicy Peach.
(c) The Land of the Golden Wheat.
(d) The Land of the Big Red Apple.

7. What kind of traders did the Wilders avoid camping by after they crossed the Elkhorn Bridge?
(a) Cow traders.
(b) Land traders.
(c) Money lenders.
(d) Horse traders.

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

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

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

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

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

13. What got lost on August 5th?
(a) The lap desk.
(b) The thermometer.
(c) The honey.
(d) The asbestos fire mats.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Rose when she started her journey?

2. How did the Wilders cross the Platte River?

3. How is the wind in South Dakota described?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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