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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. Which of the following is NOT a word used by Laura to describe the Nebraska bluffs?
2. How is the writing style of Chapter 1 different from the other chapters?
3. What did the Wilders call the place where they chose to move to?
4. Where did the Wilders come across the group of immigrants?
5. What is the only day that was NOT discussed in the time span of Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did the wind in Yankton cause the Wilders to do with their wagon?
2. What did local farmers in Nebraska say about their fields that looked as though they were doing well?
3. What services were the Wilders able to get in Yankton, and what were they surprised to not be able to find there?
4. What did the immigrants give the Wilders when they left, and why?
5. What did Laura marvel at while passing a farm in Nebraska?
6. What caused the Wilders to want to move from South Dakota?
7. What happened when the Cooleys lost their dog along the trip?
8. What did Almanzo buy a bunch of before the trip, and why?
9. What does Laura say is strange to her about rivers and lakes?
10. How did Laura describe the conditions of the farms by the James River?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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?
Essay Topic 2
Anger and the consequences of it is a huge theme presented in this book. Using the text, cite 3- 4 examples of how characters acting out of anger altered the course of the plot.
Essay Topic 3
Jealousy is a pretty strong theme throughout the book. Where are some places that this theme appears, and how do the people touched by it react?
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