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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the Wilders able to cross more ground per day in Kansas?
(a) The horses were healed.
(b) The weather was good.
(c) The roads were better.
(d) The children walked faster.

2. How many towns did the Wilders pass every day they were in Nebraska?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What did Sherwin call the place where the Wilders chose to move to?
(a) The Land of Plenty.
(b) The Land of Promise.
(c) The Land of Fortune.
(d) The Lacn of Opportunity.

4. What did the animals pulling the wagons get cut on occasionally?
(a) Arrow heads.
(b) Fence posts.
(c) Barbed wire.
(d) Sharp rocks.

5. What color was the Wilder's make-shift wagon painted?
(a) Blue.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Green.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the road in Missouri lined with?

2. What time did Laura cross into Missouri?

3. What were the Wilders able to eat a lot of as they passed through Kansas?

4. What caused crops to fail in the place Rose was born?

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

(see the answer key)

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