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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 kind of fruit did Almanzo want to grow on his land?

2. Where was the driest land in all of Kansas?

3. What did Laura do for an entire afternoon in the Missouri city with fine houses and booming businesses?

4. Who wrote the third chapter?

5. How did Laura describe the people in St. Marys?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Laura do while Almanzo worked on clearing the land?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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.

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