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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Laura's farm?
(a) Rocky Ridge.
(b) Applewood Grove.
(c) Happy Trails.
(d) Cedar Pass.

2. What was the name of Laura's settlement in Minnesota?
(a) Peanut Plant.
(b) Peacan Square.
(c) Walnut Grove.
(d) Almond Place.

3. What was Rose's married name?
(a) Lane.
(b) Ling.
(c) Larson.
(d) Lawson.

4. What did Laura used to do at meal times with her family?
(a) Talk about her day.
(b) Sew for her job.
(c) Read to them.
(d) Sing to them.

5. When was this book edited?
(a) 1953.
(b) 1963.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1973.

6. What was Laura longing for after leaving the fruit cannery?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Canned fruit.
(c) A warm bed.
(d) Her farm.

7. How old was Laura when she got married?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 20.
(d) 19.

8. What did Almanzo sell?
(a) Fabric.
(b) Planting seeds.
(c) Stoves.
(d) Kerosene.

9. What was Laura most excited to see for the first time in San Francisco?
(a) The Pacific Ocean.
(b) A seagull.
(c) A streetcar.
(d) Rose's husband.

10. What kind of food in San Francisco did Laura not like?
(a) Mexican food.
(b) Indian food.
(c) Chinese food.
(d) Seafood.

11. What does the editor think was in the missing letters?
(a) Plans for the trip.
(b) Love letters.
(c) The invitation.
(d) Instructions.

12. How did Rose educate herself?
(a) She read.
(b) She learned from her mother.
(c) She wrote.
(d) She attended classes.

13. What was happening in San Francisco at the same time as the Panama Pacific International Exposition?
(a) The American Mexican War.
(b) The Presidential Campaign.
(c) The World Fair.
(d) The Exploration of the Pacific.

14. Why were there cleats on Telegraph Hill?
(a) To disuade horses from climbing it.
(b) To help people climb it.
(c) To aid the telegraphers.
(d) To mark the distance.

15. What was the title of Part Two of this book?
(a) California.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Off the Train.
(d) The First Leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Laura describe the ocean?

2. How did Laura feel about Telegraph Hill?

3. What street did Rose live on in San Francisco?

4. What newspaper did Rose work for in California?

5. Why did Laura say she did not take much notice of the first place Rose took her in San Francisco?

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