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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 Wilders camp in ravines while in Nebraska?
(a) To build campfires.
(b) To hide from Indians.
(c) To avoid the wind.
(d) To escape the animals.

2. The price of which of the following items was NOT listed in Chapter 2?
(a) Food.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Lumber.
(d) Land.

3. What was Laura's occupation at the beginning of the book?
(a) Seamstress.
(b) Writer.
(c) Nanny.
(d) Teacher.

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

5. What kind of group picture is included in the first chapter?
(a) A choir.
(b) A school class.
(c) A baseball team.
(d) A church class.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the Cooleys want to take a more Westernly route?

3. How long did the Wilders travel before leaving South Dakota?

4. How is the wind in South Dakota described?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?

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

7. What happened on the 5th of August?

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

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

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

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