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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 did the people in Nebraska say would be needed for their crops to succeed?
(a) Humidity.
(b) Warmth.
(c) Wind.
(d) Rain.

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

3. What caused the banks to collapse in the place where Rose was born?
(a) Robberies.
(b) Foreclosures.
(c) High rate of inflation.
(d) Small population.

4. Why did Almanzo choose to take a ridge road?
(a) It was more exciting.
(b) It was not the path the money lenders took.
(c) It was faster.
(d) It would spare the horses.

5. What does Laura say everyone is attracted to?
(a) Tall mountains.
(b) Blue skies.
(c) Large bodies of water.
(d) Green fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Wilders supplement their food supply while traveling through Nebraska?

2. What color was the Wilder's make-shift wagon painted?

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

4. The price of which of the following items was NOT listed in Chapter 2?

5. What did Almanzo use to make a wagon for his family?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did one woman call the people in Missouri hovels?

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

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

5. What made Laura happy about the ferry crossing?

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

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

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

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

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

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