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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. How many miles did the Wilders usually cover in a day during their journey?
(a) 20.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 22.

2. How is the wind in South Dakota described?
(a) Cold and dry.
(b) Hot and dry.
(c) Hot and wet.
(d) Cold and wet.

3. What did Laura marvel at while crossing Nebraska?
(a) An ear of corn.
(b) An apple.
(c) A strawberry.
(d) A wheat stalk.

4. What did the Wilders call the place where they chose to move to?
(a) The Land of the Crawling Vineyard.
(b) The Land of the Big Red Apple.
(c) The Land of the Juicy Peach.
(d) The Land of the Golden Wheat.

5. What kind of traders did the Wilders avoid camping by after they crossed the Elkhorn Bridge?
(a) Land traders.
(b) Horse traders.
(c) Money lenders.
(d) Cow traders.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money a week did Laura earn?

2. What did Almanzo use to make a wagon for his family?

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

4. What became more common as the Wilders neared the Kansas Border?

5. What family did the Wilders plan to travel with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened when the Cooleys lost their dog along the trip?

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

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

6. What does Laura say is strange to her about rivers and lakes?

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

8. How did the Wilders store the money they saved up for their trip?

9. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?

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

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