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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Wilders camp in ravines while in Nebraska?
(a) To hide from Indians.
(b) To escape the animals.
(c) To build campfires.
(d) To avoid the wind.

2. How long was the journey to the Wilder's new home?
(a) 750 miles.
(b) 600 miles.
(c) 700 miles.
(d) 650 miles.

3. What animals were used to pull the wagons on the trip?
(a) Oxen.
(b) Mules.
(c) Horses.
(d) Donkeys.

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

5. Where were the people in the group of immigrants from?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) Ireland.
(d) France.

6. What did Laura marvel at while crossing Nebraska?
(a) A wheat stalk.
(b) A strawberry.
(c) An ear of corn.
(d) An apple.

7. What city was the biggest they all saw in Nebraska?
(a) Corn Husker.
(b) Ainsworth.
(c) Battle Creek.
(d) Lincoln.

8. What did Sherwin call the place where the Wilders chose to move to?
(a) The Lacn of Opportunity.
(b) The Land of Plenty.
(c) The Land of Fortune.
(d) The Land of Promise.

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

10. How long was Rose's father on jury duty?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 5 weeks.

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

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

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

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

15. How are the fields in South Dakota described?
(a) Scorched.
(b) Ruined.
(c) Plain.
(d) Rebounding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the people in Nebraska say would be needed for their crops to succeed?

2. What did the Wilders do when they stopped with the Canadian woman?

3. What did one woman say all the people in Missouri had never seen?

4. What is the only day that was NOT discussed in the time span of Chapter 2?

5. Where did the Wilders come across the group of immigrants?

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