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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What spooked one of the Cooley's horses in the big city in Nebraska?
(a) A motor car.
(b) A train.
(c) A cougar.
(d) A large black man.

2. What format is Chapter 2 written in?
(a) A third person narrative.
(b) Letters.
(c) Journal Entries.
(d) A list of events.

3. Where did the animals pulling the wagons generally get watered?
(a) Water barrels.
(b) Wells.
(c) Rivers.
(d) All of these.

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

5. Why did Laura like the streets in Topeka?
(a) They were easy to follow.
(b) They were different.
(c) They were not as hot.
(d) They were easy on the horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river in Kansas did the Wilders cross a few times?

2. Why did Almanzo choose to take a ridge road?

3. What did Sherwin call the place where the Wilders chose to move to?

4. What was the date of the last day of the journey?

5. How much money a week did Laura earn?

(see the answer key)

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