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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. What kind of people lived in Stanton?
(a) French.
(b) Germans.
(c) Irish.
(d) Russians.

2. What time in the morning did the Wilders usually begin traveling?
(a) 9:00 am.
(b) 7:00 am.
(c) 8:00 am.
(d) 6:00 am.

3. How long did it take for the Wilders to travel through Nebraska?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 4 weeks.

4. How long was Rose's father on jury duty?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 4 days.

5. How much money a week did Laura earn?
(a) $20.
(b) $2.
(c) $1.
(d) $10.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did Rose's father earn while on jury duty?

2. What did Sherwin call the place where the Wilders chose to move to?

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

4. What does Laura say everyone is attracted to?

5. How is the wind in South Dakota described?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened on the 5th of August?

2. What was so different about Stanton?

3. What did the Wilders see in Yankton?

4. What made Laura happy about the ferry crossing?

5. Why were the Wilders so anxious to get on their journey when the weather got good?

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

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

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

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

10. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?

(see the answer keys)

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