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

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

3. Who found the missing money?
(a) Rose.
(b) Almanzo.
(c) Paul.
(d) Laura.

4. What was the name of the horse that rode with Prince?
(a) Pull.
(b) Pet.
(c) Pat.
(d) Push.

5. How was the description of the journal before entering Missouri?
(a) Fantastical.
(b) Complimentary.
(c) Factual.
(d) Metphorical.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of fruit did Almanzo want to grow on his land?

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

3. What was the bridge across the Kansas River made out of?

4. What did Rose and Paul find full of fun and excitement when they first got to Mansfield?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Almanzo and Laura returned from the Land Agent's office?

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

3. What was the first chore Rose was given on the new land?

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

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

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

7. What did Laura think happened to the missing money, and why?

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

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

10. What did the Wilder family do on the first Sunday they were in Missouri?

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