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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. Why did the Cooleys want to take a more Westernly route?
(a) They wanted to see their relatives.
(b) They wanted to avoid the hills.
(c) They wanted to have more options.
(d) They wanted to get there faster.

2. Who wrote Chapter 2 of this book?
(a) Rose.
(b) Lane.
(c) Laura.
(d) Almanzo.

3. What county did the Wilders see the farm conditions start to improve?
(a) McClark.
(b) McCourt.
(c) McCook.
(d) McCranney.

4. How did the Wilders supplement their food supply while traveling through Nebraska?
(a) They fished.
(b) They picked berries.
(c) They hunted.
(d) They harvested abandoned farms.

5. What was the date of the first day of the journey?
(a) June 25th.
(b) July 5th.
(c) July 7th.
(d) July 17th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time in the morning did the Wilders usually begin traveling?

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

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

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

5. What spooked one of the Cooley's horses in the big city in Nebraska?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened on the 5th of August?

3. What made Laura happy about the ferry crossing?

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

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

6. What did the Wilders see in Yankton?

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

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

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

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

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