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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. Where did the Wilders decide to move when the banks started failing?
(a) South Dakota.
(b) North Dakota.
(c) Missouri.
(d) Mississippi.

2. What did Almanzo hate most about Nebraska?
(a) The Wind.
(b) The Dust.
(c) The Heat.
(d) The Flatness.

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

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

5. What was Almanzo's nickname?
(a) Zo.
(b) Alman.
(c) Al.
(d) Manly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Laura marvel at while crossing Nebraska?

2. Where did the Wilders keep the money they saved up for their trip?

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

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

5. What day of the week did the Wilders NOT travel while on their journey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Almanzo get the wagon for his family to travel in?

2. What did local farmers in Nebraska say about their fields that looked as though they were doing well?

3. What was so different about Stanton?

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

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

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

7. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?

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

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

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

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