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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Roger decide to do when he found Laura's letters?

2. Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?

3. What was happening in San Francisco at the same time as the Panama Pacific International Exposition?

4. Who built Rose's House?

5. What was the title of Part Two of this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Niles do for a living, and what did he take Laura to see?

2. What does Laura tell her husband to do to stay happy?

3. What was the most interesting thing Laura encountered when she visited some farms with Gillette?

4. When the train was heading to Salt Lake, what did Laura say would have made her trip twice as fun?

5. What kind of farm did Gillette take Laura to, and why?

6. What did Laura say she noticed about her first ferry ride?

7. Where did Laura first spend a night on her trip, and why?

8. What did Laura and Rose see some sailors doing at the pier?

9. Why did Laura not like the Harvard lawyer on the train?

10. How did Laura describe the Great Salt Lake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Rose show her ambitious spirit, and what did her parents think of this?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the main changes Laura noted in her letters while traveling West, and what made these changes so exciting to Laura?

Essay Topic 3

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

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