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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 Almanzo respond to the missing money?

2. What religion were the people in St. Marys?

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

4. How did the first man they met in Missouri describe the town the Wilders were planning to move to?

5. What spooked Prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Laura feel about her surroundings as she neared the border of Missouri?

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

3. What, in Topeka, impressed Laura?

4. What did the Wilders get when they were in Fort Scott?

5. What did Laura say about all the bad comments they heard from people about Missouri?

6. What does the first picture included of Mansfield show?

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

8. Where had Sherwin settled, and how was this discovered?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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