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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. Where was the driest land in all of Kansas?

2. What color was the dog that Laura found in Kansas?

3. What did the new land have many acres of?

4. How much of a down payment did Almanzo want to give on his land?

5. Who did Almanzo talk to when he learned Sherwin's whereabouts?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Where did the Wilders live while they worked on getting a home?

5. What, in Topeka, impressed Laura?

6. What did the Wilder family do on the first Sunday they were in Missouri?

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

8. Who did Almanzo get to help clear his land, and why?

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

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 role does the lap desk play in the story, and what does it symbolize? How is the plot altered by the presence of the lap desk?

Essay Topic 2

Laura was fascinated with the Russian immigrants she met. What caused this fascination, and how did it affect her demeanor for the remainder of the trip?

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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