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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 did the Wilders supplement their food supply while traveling through Nebraska?

2. Where did the Wilders keep the money they saved up for their trip?

3. How did the Wilders cross the Platte River?

4. What does Laura say everyone is attracted to?

5. What was Almanzo's nickname?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did the Wilders see in Yankton?

3. How did Almanzo get the wagon for his family to travel in?

4. What happened on the 5th of August?

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

6. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?

7. What did Laura do to prepare for her family's trip?

8. Why did Mr. Cooley wish they had taken a more westernly route?

9. What kind of pictures are included with the first chapter of this book?

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

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

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?

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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