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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Laura not write about everything she saw at the fair?
(a) There was too much.
(b) She did not like a lot of what she saw.
(c) She is too tired.
(d) There is not enough paper.

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

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

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

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

6. What company owned the milk condensery that Laura toured?
(a) Camilla.
(b) Nestle.
(c) Carnation.
(d) Nanna.

7. Who owed Rose a significant amount of money?
(a) Her publishers.
(b) Her lawyer.
(c) The newspaper.
(d) The real estate company.

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

9. How many children had the musician Rose wrote about adopted?
(a) 13.
(b) 33.
(c) 43.
(d) 23.

10. What did Gillette blame the lack of newspaper jobs on?
(a) The Prohibition.
(b) The Depression.
(c) The Fair.
(d) The War.

11. Where was Pelkie from?
(a) Japan.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Germany.
(d) Spain.

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

13. How much did Laura say the trip back to Missouri would cost?
(a) $10.
(b) $5.
(c) $15.
(d) $20.

14. How did Laura feel about the condensation process?
(a) It was unexpected.
(b) It was fascinating.
(c) It was boring.
(d) It was disgusting.

15. What was stolen from Laura's farm while she was gone?
(a) Horses.
(b) Grapes.
(c) Chickens.
(d) Seedlings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Laura say all men have a fondness for?

2. What did Laura send from Rose for Manly to read?

3. What was sold at the Keen Kutter exhibit?

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

5. What was the musician Rose wrote about sending all of his money to support?

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