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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What was the date of the last day of the journey?
(a) August 20th.
(b) September 1st.
(c) August 25th.
(d) August 30th.

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

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

9. 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 Big Red Apple.
(c) The Land of the Golden Wheat.
(d) The Land of the Juicy Peach.

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

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

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

13. Why did a man not let the Wilders camp on his property?
(a) They were leaving their property.
(b) There were too many traveling immigrants.
(c) They did not like Americans.
(d) They were afraid to be robbed.

14. What family did the Wilders plan to travel with?
(a) The Coreys.
(b) The Coopers.
(c) The Cooleys.
(d) The Coolridges.

15. What was Laura's maiden name?
(a) Intrall.
(b) Inmer.
(c) Ingalls.
(d) Inger.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What town was Rose born in?

5. Who made Laura's sewing box?

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