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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 is common in Lane County?
(a) Immigrants.
(b) Black people.
(c) Bare backed horses.
(d) Indians.

2. How much were the big watermelons at Ash Grove?
(a) 5 cents.
(b) 15 cents.
(c) 10 cents.
(d) 20 cents.

3. How much of a down payment did Almanzo want to give on his land?
(a) $100.
(b) $125.
(c) $75.
(d) $150.

4. What made the Wilders almost stop in Greenfield?
(a) He got an offer for employment.
(b) He heard from Sherwin.
(c) He got caught in a rainstorm.
(d) He found a good patch of land for sale.

5. What would Almanzo have to do to make an orchard on his new land?
(a) Put down fertilizer.
(b) Plant seedlings.
(c) Clear land.
(d) Buy good seeds.

6. How was the description of the journal after entering Missouri?
(a) Metphorical.
(b) Complimentary.
(c) Factual.
(d) Fantastical.

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

8. How did the first crop seen in Missouri compare with those in Kansas?
(a) It was more mature.
(b) It was about the same.
(c) It was not as extensive.
(d) It was better.

9. Why did people in Kansas not like Missouri?
(a) The people were backward.
(b) There were lots of immigrants there.
(c) It got too cold.
(d) The food was bad.

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

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

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

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

14. What time did the Wilders reach their destination?
(a) 12:30 am.
(b) 11:30 am.
(c) 10:30 am.
(d) 1:30 pm.

15. How many letters did the Wilders receive in Kansas?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. What relieved Laura when Prince was stopped after being spooked?

2. Why did Laura like the streets in Topeka?

3. How long was the trip through Missouri?

4. What did the Wilders take a detour in Kansas to see?

5. What happened in Missouri for the first time of the trip?

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