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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 the Wilders get some letters?
(a) Ridgeton.
(b) Topeka.
(c) Fort Scott.
(d) Marysville.

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

3. Who preserved the Wilder farm in Mansfield?
(a) Lane's family.
(b) Almanzo's family members.
(c) A memorial association.
(d) A historical society.

4. Who did Laura think lost the money for the down payment?
(a) Paul.
(b) Almanzo.
(c) Rose.
(d) Gary.

5. What made the Wilders almost stop in Greenfield?
(a) He got an offer for employment.
(b) He found a good patch of land for sale.
(c) He got caught in a rainstorm.
(d) He heard from Sherwin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What religion were the people in St. Marys?

2. How big were the watermelons at Ash Grove?

3. How was the description of the journal after entering Missouri?

4. What divided South Ottawa from North Ottawa?

5. Where was Laura standing in the picture that shows Almanzo and the horse team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, in Topeka, impressed Laura?

2. What does the first picture included of Mansfield show?

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

4. What did Laura do while Almanzo worked on clearing the land?

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

6. What did the Wilders get when they were in Fort Scott?

7. What did Almanzo stop doing when they started passing numerous immigrant wagon trains?

8. Where had Sherwin settled, and how was this discovered?

9. What did Laura notice was different about things in Lane, Kansas?

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

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