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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Rose writing about when she visited the Exposition?
(a) The War.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) The railroad.
(d) International relations.

2. Where did Laura later publish her description of the Exposition?
(a) The De Smet Post.
(b) The Missouri Ruralist.
(c) The Daily Missourian.
(d) The Rocky Ridge Paper.

3. How many films did Rose take Laura to see?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. Which of the following was not a place where Gillette was considering taking a job?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) De Smet.
(d) San Francisco.

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

6. What was Pelkie's occupation?
(a) Artist.
(b) Actor.
(c) Writer.
(d) Singer.

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

8. What did Gillette focus on while there were no newspaper jobs?
(a) His novel.
(b) Horse tracks.
(c) The Exposition.
(d) Real estate.

9. What was the large mast on an island for?
(a) A news transmission.
(b) A warning light.
(c) A telegraph station.
(d) A wireless station.

10. What did Laura say all men have a fondness for?
(a) Green things.
(b) Water.
(c) Soft breezes.
(d) Sunsets.

11. What was Pelkie's first name?
(a) Ralph.
(b) Ryan.
(c) Rolf.
(d) Rick.

12. Why was the musician Rose wrote about discharged from the Army?
(a) He misbehaved.
(b) He was released due to talent.
(c) He was wounded.
(d) He was deported.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the farmhand helping Manly?

3. How did Laura feel about the condensation process?

4. What was the man on the street car chewing after the Exposition?

5. What kind of musician was Rose assigned to write about?

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