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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 had to be reset in Schuyler?
(a) The horses.
(b) The tires.
(c) The wagon order.
(d) The money rights.
2. How many bushels did Almanzo say a big grain field in South Dakota would reap at harvest?
(a) 3 bushels.
(b) 5 bushels.
(c) 4 bushels.
(d) 2 bushels.
3. What kind of wagon did the family traveling with the Wilders have?
(a) Conestoga.
(b) Make-shift.
(c) Freight.
(d) European.
4. What was Laura's occupation at the beginning of the book?
(a) Nanny.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Writer.
(d) Seamstress.
5. What caused the banks to collapse in the place where Rose was born?
(a) Robberies.
(b) High rate of inflation.
(c) Small population.
(d) Foreclosures.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much money a week did Laura earn?
2. Where did the Wilders keep the money they saved up for their trip?
3. What did the Wilders call the place where they chose to move to?
4. What kind of signs were NOT posted in Nebraska?
5. Who went to find the Cooley's dog?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Almanzo buy a bunch of before the trip, and why?
2. How did the Wilders store the money they saved up for their trip?
3. What did the immigrants give the Wilders when they left, and why?
4. What caused the Wilders to want to move from South Dakota?
5. What did Laura do to prepare for her family's trip?
6. Why did Mr. Cooley wish they had taken a more westernly route?
7. What kind of pictures are included with the first chapter of this book?
8. How did Rose's parents make money before heading on their journey?
9. Why did one woman call the people in Missouri hovels?
10. What is Laura's longest entry of the entire trip about?
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