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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 the name of the town the Wilders were moving to?
(a) Manor.
(b) Manchester.
(c) Mansfield.
(d) Mannington.

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

3. What religion were the people in St. Marys?
(a) Mormon.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Lutheran.
(d) Methodist.

4. How did the first man they met in Missouri describe the town the Wilders were planning to move to?
(a) About average for the area.
(b) The best for farmers.
(c) A place for rednecks and back aways.
(d) The finest in the country.

5. Where did the Wilders keep the money for their down payment on the land?
(a) The lapdesk.
(b) Almanzo's boot.
(c) A flour canister.
(d) Rose's dress hem.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What divided South Ottawa from North Ottawa?

3. How far out of town was the Wilder's new home?

4. Who wrote the third chapter?

5. What did Laura think was most impressive about her favorite town in Kansas?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the Wilders get to Mansfield?

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

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

4. How did Laura describe St. Marys?

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

6. What did the Wilders think of Springfield, and what did they do there?

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

8. How was the missing money found?

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

10. How did Almanzo go about finding a piece of good land he could afford?

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