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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 freight wagon.
(b) A buggy.
(c) A hack.
(d) A couple of feed boxes.

2. What did Sherwin send with his letters to the Wilders?
(a) Extra postage.
(b) Newspaper articles.
(c) Books.
(d) Pictures.

3. The price of which of the following items was NOT listed in Chapter 2?
(a) Food.
(b) Lumber.
(c) Land.
(d) Alcohol.

4. How much was an acre of land selling for in Beldon, Nebraska?
(a) $35.
(b) $45.
(c) $15.
(d) $25.

5. How many miles an hour did the wagons travel?
(a) 8.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Wilders cross the Platte River?

2. What caused crops to fail in the place Rose was born?

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

4. What kind of traders did the Wilders avoid camping by after they crossed the Elkhorn Bridge?

5. What kind of wagon did the family traveling with the Wilders have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the immigrants give the Wilders when they left, and why?

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

3. Why did one woman call the people in Missouri hovels?

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

5. How did Mr. Sherwin convince the Wilders of where to move their family to?

6. How did Laura pass the time while the tires were being reset?

7. What made Laura happy about the ferry crossing?

8. What did the Wilders buy when near the James River, and how much did they pay?

9. What happened on the 5th of August?

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

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