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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 house was on the new land?

2. What did Rose and Paul find full of fun and excitement when they first got to Mansfield?

3. Where was the missing money found?

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

5. What river in Kansas did the Wilders cross a few times?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura has her own theory for how women should be allowed to act. What is this theory, and how does her life exemplify this?

Essay Topic 2

Patience was an attribute that was very apparent in a number of the people described in this book. Where did this attribute appear, and how was the trip changed and enhanced because of the people who possessed this trait?

Essay Topic 3

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

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