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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the people in Nebraska say would be needed for their crops to succeed?
(a) Humidity.
(b) Rain.
(c) Wind.
(d) Warmth.

2. How much was an acre of land selling for in Beldon, Nebraska?
(a) $25.
(b) $45.
(c) $35.
(d) $15.

3. How much money a week did Laura earn?
(a) $2.
(b) $10.
(c) $1.
(d) $20.

4. What family did the Wilders plan to travel with?
(a) The Coreys.
(b) The Cooleys.
(c) The Coolridges.
(d) The Coopers.

5. Where did the Wilders decide to move when the banks started failing?
(a) North Dakota.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) South Dakota.
(d) Missouri.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of signs were NOT posted in Nebraska?

2. How high was the temperature on the first day of the journey?

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

4. Who made Laura's sewing box?

5. How many days did the Wilders travel to get to their new home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of pictures are included with the first chapter of this book?

2. What did the Wilders see in Yankton?

3. What does Laura say is strange to her about rivers and lakes?

4. Why did one woman call the people in Missouri hovels?

5. What did Almanzo buy a bunch of before the trip, and why?

6. What happened on the 5th of August?

7. What was so different about Stanton?

8. How did Laura pass the time while the tires were being reset?

9. What did Laura call the James River, and why?

10. What is Laura's longest entry of the entire trip about?

(see the answer keys)

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