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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 was the name of Paul's brother?

2. What kind of animal was Spookendyke?

3. What was 5 inches deep on the roadside in Kansas?

4. Who found the missing money?

5. What made the Wilders almost stop in Greenfield?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What did the land that the Wilders purchased include?

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

10. What, in Topeka, impressed Laura?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are a number of unlikely friendships forged in this book. Please explain some of these friendships, and describe how their relationship was forged, as well as how this relationship affected the outcome of the book.

Essay Topic 2

This book is set in many different locations. Compare and contrast these locations. How did these different places affect the outcome of the book?

Essay Topic 3

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

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