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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 kind of fruit did Almanzo want to grow on his land?
(a) Pears.
(b) Apples.
(c) Cherries.
(d) Peaches.

2. What did Laura do all day on their first Sunday in Missouri?
(a) Wrote letters.
(b) Read the bible.
(c) Brushed her hair.
(d) Taught Rose.

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

4. Where did the Wilders live when they first got to Mansfield?
(a) A hotel.
(b) A ten.
(c) A boarding house.
(d) Their wagon.

5. What time did Laura cross into Missouri?
(a) 3:24 pm.
(b) 2:14 pm.
(c) 1:14 pm.
(d) 2:24 pm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Almanzo want to establish on the land he bought?

2. How many wagons entered the destination town at the same time as the Wilders?

3. How did the first crop seen in Missouri compare with those in Kansas?

4. What was declared the nicest small town of the trip?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did the people around Fort Scott not farm the good land outside of the town?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the Wilders do on their Sundays while traveling?

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

10. How did Laura describe St. Marys?

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