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

2. Where did the Wilders get some letters?
(a) Ridgeton.
(b) Fort Scott.
(c) Marysville.
(d) Topeka.

3. How did the first man they met in Missouri describe the town the Wilders were planning to move to?
(a) A place for rednecks and back aways.
(b) About average for the area.
(c) The best for farmers.
(d) The finest in the country.

4. How long did the hired man stay to help Almanzo?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 weeks.

5. How did Laura describe the Ozarks?
(a) Grand and glorious.
(b) Beautiful and compelling.
(c) Large and scary.
(d) Understated and protecting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the bridge across the Kansas River made out of?

2. What does Laura say is common in Lane County?

3. What did Laura and Almanzo do before purchasing their land?

4. How many wagons entered the destination town at the same time as the Wilders?

5. What did Almanzo say made the soil in Missouri so good?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Laura say the cornfields in Missouri compared to those in Kansas?

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

3. Where did the Wilders live while they worked on getting a home?

4. What was the major drawback that Laura found when she got to Mansfield?

5. What was the first chore Rose was given on the new land?

6. What did Laura say about all the bad comments they heard from people about Missouri?

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

8. What did the Wilders do on their Sundays while traveling?

9. What did Laura think happened to the missing money, and why?

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

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