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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 did the Wilders take a detour in Kansas to see?

2. What amazed Laura about Topeka?

3. What was clabber?

4. What was the bridge across the Kansas River made out of?

5. What did Laura do while Almanzo began clearing land?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened to one of the horses in Rossville?

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

4. What did Almanzo stop doing when they started passing numerous immigrant wagon trains?

5. What happened when Almanzo and Laura returned from the Land Agent's office?

6. What was the major drawback that Laura found when she got to Mansfield?

7. What was the first chore Rose was given on the new land?

8. What did Rose and her friends do while their parents looked for homes in the area?

9. What did Laura notice was different about things in Lane, Kansas?

10. How did Laura describe St. Marys?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The people in this narrative all had their own goals and motivations. Select 4 people and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the people around them.

Essay Topic 2

Who is involved in clearing the land at the Wilder farm, and what do they each have to gain by doing this?

Essay Topic 3

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

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