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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 color was the dog that Laura found in Kansas?

2. What was Rose's first chore at the new house?

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

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

5. Why did Almanzo hire a man to help him clear land?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Why did the Wilders choose to leave De Smet, and what affects will their absence have on the people left behind?

Essay Topic 3

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

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