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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 is the only day that was NOT discussed in the time span of Chapter 2?
(a) July 21st.
(b) August 1st.
(c) June 1st.
(d) August 11th.

2. How are the fields in South Dakota described?
(a) Ruined.
(b) Scorched.
(c) Plain.
(d) Rebounding.

3. What was the date of the last day of the journey?
(a) August 20th.
(b) September 1st.
(c) August 30th.
(d) August 25th.

4. How many days did the Wilders travel to get to their new home?
(a) 35 days.
(b) 45 days.
(c) 40 days.
(d) 50 days.

5. How many hours a week would Laura usually work at the beginning of the book?
(a) 72.
(b) 42.
(c) 52.
(d) 62.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Wilders decide to move when the banks started failing?

2. What river did the Wilders get to when the temperature finally dropped below 100 degrees?

3. What kind of group picture is included in the first chapter?

4. What did the animals pulling the wagons get cut on occasionally?

5. Who went to find the Cooley's dog?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Laura describe the conditions of the farms by the James River?

2. What did the Wilders see in Yankton?

3. Why did Mr. Cooley wish they had taken a more westernly route?

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

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

6. What happened on the 5th of August?

7. What did Laura insist the children do while they swam in the James River, and why?

8. What services were the Wilders able to get in Yankton, and what were they surprised to not be able to find there?

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

10. What kind of pictures are included with the first chapter of this book?

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