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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. How many miles an hour did the wagons travel?

2. What river did the Wilders get to when the temperature finally dropped below 100 degrees?

3. What was Laura's occupation at the beginning of the book?

4. How many wagons were included in the traveling party the Wilders were in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the wind in Yankton cause the Wilders to do with their wagon?

2. How did Mr. Sherwin convince the Wilders of where to move their family to?

3. What services were the Wilders able to get in Yankton, and what were they surprised to not be able to find there?

4. How did Rose's parents make money before heading on their journey?

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

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

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

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

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

10. What did the Wilders see in Yankton?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The tone changes frequently in this book. What are the major places where this change in tone comes about, and what causes these changes?

Essay Topic 3

Patience was an attribute that was very apparent in a number of the people described in this book. Where did this attribute appear, and how was the trip changed and enhanced because of the people who possessed this trait?

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