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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Where was the driest land in all of Kansas?
(a) Cornville.
(b) Kingsvill.
(c) Louisville.
(d) Marysville.

9. What did Laura and Almanzo do before purchasing their land?
(a) Toured the land themselves.
(b) Prayed.
(c) Got in their best clothes.
(d) Took Rose to see the land.

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

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

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

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

14. How long did it take for Almanzo to clear all the land?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 10 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 2 months.

15. How did Almanzo find the right land for him to purchase?
(a) He walked on his own.
(b) He asked around.
(c) He asked a banker.
(d) He used a land agent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many letters did the Wilders receive in Kansas?

3. Why did Almanzo hire a man to help him clear land?

4. Where did the Wilders keep the money for their down payment on the land?

5. What were the Wilders able to eat a lot of as they passed through Kansas?

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