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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Almanzo have to do if Laura decided to stay as long as Rose asked?
(a) Buy the next season's crop seeds.
(b) Bring in the harvest alone.
(c) Prepare the farm for winter.
(d) Teach some of Laura's fall classes.

2. What was the musician Rose wrote about sending all of his money to support?
(a) His little sister's family.
(b) European artists.
(c) Wounded soldiers.
(d) Aremenian orphanages.

3. How much was each gold piece given to Laura in San Francisco worth?
(a) $10.
(b) $3.
(c) $5.
(d) $12.

4. Where was the musician Rose wrote about from?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Austria.
(d) Belgium.

5. Where could the large mast on an island off of San Francisco reach?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Japan.
(d) Hawaii.

6. How much was Rose giving Laura each week in return for help on her writing?
(a) $5.
(b) $4.
(c) $3.
(d) $6.

7. How did Rose know Pelkie?
(a) They were neighbors.
(b) They went to school together.
(c) They went to church together.
(d) They worked together.

8. What branch of the military was Gillette's friend in?
(a) The Navy.
(b) The Army.
(c) The Air Force.
(d) The Marines.

9. What powered the Keen Kutter exhibit?
(a) Water power.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Manual motors.
(d) Steam.

10. What did Bess work on while visiting her daughter?
(a) Sketches.
(b) Paintings.
(c) Stories.
(d) Poems.

11. What did Laura compare the man chewing on the street car to?
(a) An electric motor.
(b) A bobbing duck.
(c) A butter churner.
(d) A machine cog.

12. What crop was at risk if Laura stayed as long as Rose asked?
(a) The apple crop.
(b) The wheat crop.
(c) The barley crop.
(d) The potato crop.

13. What did the people at The Presidio live in?
(a) Huts.
(b) Trees.
(c) Teepees.
(d) Tents.

14. Who helped Bess with what she was working on while visiting her daughter?
(a) Roger.
(b) Heidi.
(c) Gillette.
(d) Rose.

15. When did Laura's train ticket expire?
(a) November 15.
(b) October 25.
(c) November 5.
(d) October 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Rose's editor feel about her story about the musician?

2. Where was Pelkie from?

3. What did Laura write her account of the milk condensery on?

4. How did Laura feel about the condensation process?

5. What animal at the exhibit did Laura call ugly but interesting?

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