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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Missouri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of traders did the Wilders avoid camping by after they crossed the Elkhorn Bridge?
(a) Land traders.
(b) Horse traders.
(c) Money lenders.
(d) Cow traders.

2. What was declared the nicest small town of the trip?
(a) Loyal.
(b) Langdon.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Literal.

3. What was so beautiful to Laura about Jones Spring?
(a) It had clear water.
(b) All of these.
(c) It created a waterfall.
(d) It came out of a cave.

4. What was the date of the last day of the journey?
(a) August 25th.
(b) September 1st.
(c) August 20th.
(d) August 30th.

5. How many wagons entered the destination town at the same time as the Wilders?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. What spooked one of the Cooley's horses in the big city in Nebraska?

2. What city was the biggest they all saw in Nebraska?

3. How high was the grain that the Wilders saw in the fields in South Dakota?

4. What became more common as the Wilders neared the Kansas Border?

5. How was the description of the journal before entering Missouri?

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