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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 Almanzo say made the soil in Missouri so good?
(a) The cooler weather.
(b) The rivers.
(c) The shade trees.
(d) The rolling land.

2. What did Laura think was most impressive about her favorite town in Kansas?
(a) The people.
(b) The structures.
(c) The rivers.
(d) The orchards.

3. What was the name of Paul's brother?
(a) George.
(b) Greg.
(c) Gaywin.
(d) Gary.

4. What was 5 inches deep on the roadside in Kansas?
(a) Water.
(b) Grass.
(c) Mud.
(d) Dust.

5. How long was the trip through Missouri?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 1 week.
(d) 20 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Laura like the streets in Topeka?

2. What does Laura say is common in Lane County?

3. Where did the Wilders keep the money for their down payment on the land?

4. What did Laura do for an entire afternoon in the Missouri city with fine houses and booming businesses?

5. How did Laura respond to the missing money?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the missing money found?

2. What did Laura say about all the bad comments they heard from people about Missouri?

3. How did Laura feel about her surroundings as she neared the border of Missouri?

4. What facts did Laura give about Mansfield after she arrived there?

5. Where did the Wilders live while they worked on getting a home?

6. What, in Topeka, impressed Laura?

7. Who did Almanzo get to help clear his land, and why?

8. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells in a field in Missouri?

9. How did Laura say the cornfields in Missouri compared to those in Kansas?

10. What happened to one of the horses in Rossville?

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