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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells?
(a) They ran off the other emigrants.
(b) They were welcoming her home.
(c) They were creating a new hymn.
(d) They were playing her favorite song.

2. What river in Kansas did the Wilders cross a few times?
(a) The White River.
(b) The Black River.
(c) The Blue River.
(d) The Green River.

3. How did Laura respond to the missing money?
(a) Got to work making more money.
(b) Fretted and fumed.
(c) Went to church to pray.
(d) Searched the wagon.

4. What was the name of the horse that rode with Prince?
(a) Pull.
(b) Pat.
(c) Push.
(d) Pet.

5. What season did the hired man choose to leave the area?
(a) Fall.
(b) Spring.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

6. What did the Wilders take a detour in Kansas to see?
(a) A museum.
(b) Topeka.
(c) The capitol.
(d) The river.

7. What kind of animal was Spookendyke?
(a) Mule.
(b) Cow.
(c) Donkey.
(d) Horse.

8. What was the name of Paul's brother?
(a) George.
(b) Gary.
(c) Greg.
(d) Gaywin.

9. How many wagons entered the destination town at the same time as the Wilders?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

10. Why did the people in Fort Scott not plant in the good land?
(a) They didn't know how.
(b) They were not farmers.
(c) They didn't want the population to boom.
(d) There was no economy.

11. How did Almanzo respond to the missing money?
(a) Went to church to pray.
(b) Got to work making more money.
(c) Searched the wagon.
(d) Fretted and fumed.

12. What did the Wilders see lying around on the ground in Fort Scott?
(a) Bones.
(b) Fossils.
(c) Coal.
(d) Red stones.

13. What did Laura do while Almanzo began clearing land?
(a) Wrote letters.
(b) Fed the animals.
(c) Unpacked.
(d) Rested.

14. Who did Almanzo talk to when he learned Sherwin's whereabouts?
(a) A land agent.
(b) A teacher.
(c) An immigrant.
(d) A farmer.

15. How much was a cord of oak in Missouri?
(a) $2.
(b) $3.
(c) $4.
(d) $1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the Wilders able to cross more ground per day in Kansas?

2. What kind of building did Laura get excited to see in Missouri?

3. What was declared the nicest small town of the trip?

4. How long did the hired man stay to help Almanzo?

5. Why did Laura like the streets in Topeka?

(see the answer keys)

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