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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Almanzo use to make a wagon for his family?
(a) A hack.
(b) A freight wagon.
(c) A buggy.
(d) A couple of feed boxes.

2. Where was Chapter 2 originally recorded?
(a) A memorandum book.
(b) Stationery.
(c) A ledger.
(d) Scrap pieces of paper.

3. How much money a week did Laura earn?
(a) $1.
(b) $20.
(c) $2.
(d) $10.

4. Why did Almanzo choose to take a ridge road?
(a) It was faster.
(b) It was not the path the money lenders took.
(c) It would spare the horses.
(d) It was more exciting.

5. Why did the Cooleys want to take a more Westernly route?
(a) They wanted to avoid the hills.
(b) They wanted to see their relatives.
(c) They wanted to get there faster.
(d) They wanted to have more options.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles an hour did the wagons travel?

2. Where did Rose's parents get married?

3. What kind of signs were NOT posted in Nebraska?

4. How many wagons did the family traveling with the Wilders have?

5. What did Rose's parents get sick with at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the Wilders so anxious to get on their journey when the weather got good?

2. How did Rose's parents make money before heading on their journey?

3. What caused the Wilders to want to move from South Dakota?

4. What did Laura marvel at while passing a farm in Nebraska?

5. What are the three "Miss" States that Rose talks about in the first chapter?

6. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?

7. What happened on the 5th of August?

8. What is Laura's longest entry of the entire trip about?

9. What did the wind in Yankton cause the Wilders to do with their wagon?

10. What did Laura call the James River, and why?

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