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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. Who wrote the third chapter?

2. Where did the Wilders live when they first got to Mansfield?

3. What was declared the nicest small town of the trip?

4. Where did the Wilders keep the money for their down payment on the land?

5. What does Laura say is common in Lane County?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did the people around Fort Scott not farm the good land outside of the town?

2. How did Laura say the cornfields in Missouri compared to those in Kansas?

3. What did Laura think happened to the missing money, and why?

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

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

6. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells in a field in Missouri?

7. How did Laura describe St. Marys?

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

9. What did the Wilders do on their Sundays while traveling?

10. What facts did Laura give about Mansfield after she arrived there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the main differences that the Wilders observed as they took their journey west, and how do these changes affect the family?

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

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

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