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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura say everyone is attracted to?
(a) Green fields.
(b) Tall mountains.
(c) Blue skies.
(d) Large bodies of water.

2. How long did the crops fail in the place Rose was born?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

4. What is the only day that was NOT discussed in the time span of Chapter 2?
(a) August 11th.
(b) June 1st.
(c) August 1st.
(d) July 21st.

5. How long did it take for the Wilders to travel through Nebraska?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 4 weeks.

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

7. 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.

8. What river did the Wilders get to when the temperature finally dropped below 100 degrees?
(a) Shell River.
(b) Stall River.
(c) Scroll River.
(d) Sell River.

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

10. How did the Wilders cross the Platte River?
(a) They crossed a bridge.
(b) They crossed at a narrow spot.
(c) They forded it.
(d) They used a ferry.

11. How much was an acre of land selling for in Beldon, Nebraska?
(a) $45.
(b) $25.
(c) $15.
(d) $35.

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

13. How many wagons did the family traveling with the Wilders have?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

14. The price of which of the following items was NOT listed in Chapter 2?
(a) Lumber.
(b) Land.
(c) Food.
(d) Alcohol.

15. What did Rose's parents get sick with at the beginning of the book?
(a) Typhoid.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Diphtheria.
(d) Consumption.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bushels did Almanzo say a big grain field in South Dakota would reap at harvest?

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

3. How much did an acre of land in the county, past the immigrant camp sell for?

4. How many days did the Wilders travel to get to their new home?

5. How many hours a week would Laura usually work at the beginning of the book?

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