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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 clabber?

2. Who did Laura think lost the money for the down payment?

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

4. Who found the missing money?

5. What made the Wilders almost stop in Greenfield?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Almanzo and Laura returned from the Land Agent's office?

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

3. How did Laura describe St. Marys?

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

5. When did the Wilders get to Mansfield?

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

7. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells in a field in Missouri?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What happened to the $100 bill, and what did this situation reveal about each of the Wilder family members?

Essay Topic 2

Rose feels very strongly that childhood is an integral part of a person's personality. Why does she feel this way, and what evidence does she present to support her statement? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Creativity and Curiosity are two traits that Rose sees in her father. How do these traits make him different than other men, and how does this affect his relationships with his wife and daughter?

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