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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 Rose name the lost dog found in Kansas?
(a) Fido.
(b) Ole Blue.
(c) Rover.
(d) Max.

2. Who did Laura think lost the money for the down payment?
(a) Gary.
(b) Rose.
(c) Paul.
(d) Almanzo.

3. How big were the watermelons at Ash Grove?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 15 pounds.

4. What made the Wilders almost stop in Greenfield?
(a) He heard from Sherwin.
(b) He got an offer for employment.
(c) He found a good patch of land for sale.
(d) He got caught in a rainstorm.

5. What amazed Laura about Topeka?
(a) All of these.
(b) Electric street cars.
(c) Asphalt roads.
(d) Motor cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the town the Wilders were moving to?

2. What kind of house was on the new land?

3. Why did Laura like the streets in Topeka?

4. What did the Wilders live off of before the missing money was found?

5. What was the road in Missouri lined with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to one of the horses in Rossville?

2. What did the land that the Wilders purchased include?

3. What did the Wilder family do on the first Sunday they were in Missouri?

4. What facts did Laura give about Mansfield after she arrived there?

5. What did the Wilders get when they were in Fort Scott?

6. What did Laura do while Almanzo worked on clearing the land?

7. How was the missing money found?

8. What does the first picture included of Mansfield show?

9. What did Laura notice was different about things in Lane, Kansas?

10. How did Laura feel about her surroundings as she neared the border of Missouri?

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