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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family did the Wilders plan to travel with?

2. What was Almanzo's nickname?

3. Who went to find the Cooley's dog?

4. What kind of wagon did the family traveling with the Wilders have?

5. What county did the Wilders see the farm conditions start to improve?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were the Wilders so anxious to get on their journey when the weather got good?

2. How did Laura describe the conditions of the farms by the James River?

3. What did the Wilders buy when near the James River, and how much did they pay?

4. What is Laura's longest entry of the entire trip about?

5. How did Laura pass the time while the tires were being reset?

6. What happened on the 5th of August?

7. What did Laura call the James River, and why?

8. What did the immigrants give the Wilders when they left, and why?

9. What does Laura say is strange to her about rivers and lakes?

10. How did the Wilders store the money they saved up for their trip?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura has her own theory for how women should be allowed to act. What is this theory, and how does her life exemplify this?

Essay Topic 2

Where did the theme of technology appear in this book, and how did it change the course of the Wilder's journey?

Essay Topic 3

Creativity and Curiosity are two traits that Rose sees in her father. How do these traits make him different than other men, and how does this affect his relationships with his wife and daughter?

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