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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What religion were the people in St. Marys?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Methodist.
(c) Mormon.
(d) Lutheran.
2. What was so beautiful to Laura about Jones Spring?
(a) It created a waterfall.
(b) It came out of a cave.
(c) All of these.
(d) It had clear water.
3. Why did the people in Fort Scott not plant in the good land?
(a) They were not farmers.
(b) They didn't want the population to boom.
(c) There was no economy.
(d) They didn't know how.
4. How many letters did the Wilders receive in Kansas?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.
5. What was the name of the horse that rode with Prince?
(a) Pull.
(b) Push.
(c) Pet.
(d) Pat.
6. What were the Wilders able to eat a lot of as they passed through Kansas?
(a) Bread.
(b) Roots.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Wheat.
7. What season did the hired man choose to leave the area?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Fall.
(d) Spring.
8. What did the Wilders live off of before the missing money was found?
(a) Wild fruit.
(b) Hardtack.
(c) Milk and nuts.
(d) Clabber.
9. How long did the hired man stay to help Almanzo?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 3 weeks.
(d) 3 months.
10. What relieved Laura when Prince was stopped after being spooked?
(a) He came back willingly.
(b) He was not injured.
(c) He was not stolen.
(d) He did not bite her.
11. Why did Almanzo hire a man to help him clear land?
(a) He couldn't do it alone.
(b) He wanted to make a friend.
(c) Laura got hurt.
(d) His family was starving.
12. How did Laura describe the people in St. Marys?
(a) Religious.
(b) Strange.
(c) Hospitable.
(d) Judgmental.
13. How did Laura describe the Ozarks?
(a) Beautiful and compelling.
(b) Understated and protecting.
(c) Large and scary.
(d) Grand and glorious.
14. Why were the Wilders able to cross more ground per day in Kansas?
(a) The horses were healed.
(b) The weather was good.
(c) The roads were better.
(d) The children walked faster.
15. What was Rose's first chore at the new house?
(a) Washing windows.
(b) Dusting shelves.
(c) Fetching water.
(d) Feeding animals.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many wagons entered the destination town at the same time as the Wilders?
2. How much money did the split wood sell for in town?
3. Where did Prince get spooked?
4. What amazed Laura about Topeka?
5. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells?
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