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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. Where did Rose's parents get married?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) South Dakota.
(c) North Carolina.
(d) South Carolina.

2. What did Almanzo hate most about Nebraska?
(a) The Flatness.
(b) The Wind.
(c) The Dust.
(d) The Heat.

3. Where was Chapter 2 originally recorded?
(a) A memorandum book.
(b) Scrap pieces of paper.
(c) Stationery.
(d) A ledger.

4. How much did an acre of land in the county, past the immigrant camp sell for?
(a) $17.
(b) $19.
(c) $21.
(d) $23.

5. What day of the week did the Wilders NOT travel while on their journey?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river did the Wilders get to when the temperature finally dropped below 100 degrees?

2. How many hours a week would Laura usually work at the beginning of the book?

3. How is the wind in South Dakota described?

4. Why did Almanzo choose to take a ridge road?

5. What was Laura's occupation at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Almanzo buy a bunch of before the trip, and why?

2. What are the three "Miss" States that Rose talks about in the first chapter?

3. What happened on the 5th of August?

4. What did the Wilders buy when near the James River, and how much did they pay?

5. What was so different about Stanton?

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

7. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?

8. What made Laura happy about the ferry crossing?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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