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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Almanzo sell many of his cooking mats in Kansas?
(a) Daniel County.
(b) Douglas County.
(c) Dernville Township.
(d) Dugway County.

4. What divided South Ottawa from North Ottawa?
(a) A road.
(b) A river.
(c) A forest.
(d) A train track.

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

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

7. What was the bridge across the Kansas River made out of?
(a) Wood.
(b) Stone.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron.

8. What happened in Missouri for the first time of the trip?
(a) A rain storm.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Clear skies.
(d) Howling wolves.

9. What was Laura's favorite town in Kansas?
(a) Meryton.
(b) Marys Town.
(c) Marysville.
(d) Marion.

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

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

12. What were the Wilders able to eat a lot of as they passed through Kansas?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Bread.
(d) Roots.

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

14. How long was the trip through Missouri?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 week.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was the driest land in all of Kansas?

3. Where was the missing money found?

4. What does Laura say is common in Lane County?

5. What did Laura do for an entire afternoon in the Missouri city with fine houses and booming businesses?

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