West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder to Almanzo Wilder Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

West from Home: Letters of Laura Ingalls Wilder to Almanzo Wilder Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 117 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Laura when she first saw Alcatraz?
(a) Telegraph Hill.
(b) The bay liner.
(c) The docks.
(d) The street car.

2. Why did Almanzo give Laura a nick-name?
(a) He wanted to make her feel special.
(b) There were too many Laura's in the town.
(c) To distinguish her from his sister named Laura.
(d) Because he did not like her name.

3. What was Niles's occupation?
(a) Writer.
(b) Pilot.
(c) Editor.
(d) Engineer.

4. What did Roger decide to do when he found Laura's letters?
(a) Publish them in a newspaper.
(b) Read them to his daughter.
(c) Give them to Rose.
(d) Put them in a book.

5. What street did Rose live on in San Francisco?
(a) Vera Cruz Street.
(b) Varsity Street.
(c) Valiant Street.
(d) Vallejo Street.

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

7. How much did Rose offer to pay for every week of Laura's visit?
(a) $7.
(b) $5.
(c) $10.
(d) $12.

8. Who wrote the first letter in the book?
(a) Lane.
(b) Almanzo.
(c) Rose.
(d) Laura.

9. What was Ed Monroe's occupation before he met Laura?
(a) Thief.
(b) Beggar.
(c) Detective.
(d) Bounty hunter.

10. Where did Rose take Laura when she first got to San Francisco?
(a) The ferry.
(b) Her house.
(c) A restaurant.
(d) Her office.

11. What did Laura call the sight that could be seen from Rose's house?
(a) A piece of Eden.
(b) A monument.
(c) A blessing and curse.
(d) A fairy land.

12. Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
(a) Bonneville.
(b) Ballington.
(c) Balboa.
(d) Bonner.

13. What kind of ship did the sailors that Laura and Rose saw sail on?
(a) A fisher ship.
(b) A navigational ship.
(c) A battleship.
(d) A research ship.

14. What job was Rose one of the first women to hold?
(a) Train conductor.
(b) Real estate agent.
(c) Newpaper editor.
(d) Company executive.

15. How did Roger Lee MacBride know Rose?
(a) He was a pupil of hers.
(b) He was a cousin.
(c) He was her executor.
(d) He was her teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Almanzo's nick name?

2. Where was Laura walking when she met some sailors?

3. How did Laura feel about Telegraph Hill?

4. Why did Rose never go through her mother's letters?

5. How did Rose educate herself?

(see the answer keys)

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