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

2. What was sold at the Keen Kutter exhibit?

3. What show did Laura go see with Rose at the Fair?

4. What did Laura not like about the valley Rose wanted her to move to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Laura say was her main reason for taking the trip to San Francsico?

2. What was a big threat to the vineyard owners in the Santa Clara Valley?

3. What did Rose say in a postcard about the dog show she and Laura went to?

4. What did Kreisler say about the treatment of soldiers in his unit?

5. What injury did Laura incur while in San Francisco?

6. What did Laura write about Rolf Pelkie?

7. What was the private letter about?

8. What did Laura take time to describe from the wood exhibit at the Fair, and why?

9. What did Laura assure Almanzo of at the end of her letter about finances?

10. Why did Laura ask her husband to send all further mail to Rose's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were Laura's feelings about intimacy and marriage, and what events in her life led her to these ideals?

Essay Topic 2

How did Laura's experience at the World Fair change her life for both good and bad?

Essay Topic 3

What were some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how did these instances affect the people involved in those situations?

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