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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 were the Wilders able to eat a lot of as they passed through Kansas?

2. How long did it take for Almanzo to clear all the land?

3. What did the Wilders see lying around on the ground in Fort Scott?

4. What was the longest distance the Wilders traveled in one day while in Kansas?

5. How many wagons entered the destination town at the same time as the Wilders?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Almanzo stop doing when they started passing numerous immigrant wagon trains?

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

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

5. How did Laura describe St. Marys?

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

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

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

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

10. When did the Wilders get to Mansfield?

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

Almanzo is an upbeat man. How does this major feature about him affect the people around him? What are people's first impressions of him, and how does this affect Almanzo's capacity to lead? Make sure you support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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