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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the hired man stay to help Almanzo?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

2. Where did the Wilders live when they first got to Mansfield?
(a) A ten.
(b) A boarding house.
(c) A hotel.
(d) Their wagon.

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

4. Why were the Wilders able to cross more ground per day in Kansas?
(a) The children walked faster.
(b) The weather was good.
(c) The horses were healed.
(d) The roads were better.

5. Who preserved the Wilder farm in Mansfield?
(a) A historical society.
(b) Almanzo's family members.
(c) A memorial association.
(d) Lane's family.

6. Where did the Wilders keep the money for their down payment on the land?
(a) A flour canister.
(b) The lapdesk.
(c) Rose's dress hem.
(d) Almanzo's boot.

7. What was declared the nicest small town of the trip?
(a) Literal.
(b) Loyal.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Langdon.

8. How much money did the split wood sell for in town?
(a) 40 cents.
(b) 50 cents.
(c) 70 cents.
(d) 60 cents.

9. How did the first man they met in Missouri describe the town the Wilders were planning to move to?
(a) About average for the area.
(b) The best for farmers.
(c) A place for rednecks and back aways.
(d) The finest in the country.

10. Why did Almanzo hire a man to help him clear land?
(a) Laura got hurt.
(b) He wanted to make a friend.
(c) His family was starving.
(d) He couldn't do it alone.

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

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

13. What did Almanzo want to establish on the land he bought?
(a) A farm.
(b) A school.
(c) Housing units.
(d) A field.

14. Which of the following was NOT a term used by Laura to describe the towns in Missouri?
(a) Hospitable.
(b) Clean.
(c) Small.
(d) Good.

15. What did Almanzo say made the soil in Missouri so good?
(a) The rivers.
(b) The shade trees.
(c) The rolling land.
(d) The cooler weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Prince get spooked?

2. What river in Kansas did the Wilders cross a few times?

3. How much of a down payment did Almanzo want to give on his land?

4. What was clabber?

5. What was so beautiful to Laura about Jones Spring?

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