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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 much money did the Wilders save up for their trip?
(a) $75.
(b) $125.
(c) $150.
(d) $100.

2. Why did a man not let the Wilders camp on his property?
(a) They did not like Americans.
(b) They were afraid to be robbed.
(c) There were too many traveling immigrants.
(d) They were leaving their property.

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

4. Where was the Canadian woman from?
(a) Belgium.
(b) India.
(c) France.
(d) The West Indies.

5. What did the Wilders do when they stopped with the Canadian woman?
(a) Avoided each other.
(b) Sold supplies.
(c) Sang songs.
(d) Swapped stories.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who wrote Chapter 2 of this book?

3. What is the only day that was NOT discussed in the time span of Chapter 2?

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

5. How many "Miss" states did Rose know about at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What made Laura happy about the ferry crossing?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What was so different about Stanton?

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