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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much did an acre of land in the county, past the immigrant camp sell for?
2. What did the animals pulling the wagons get cut on occasionally?
3. What got lost on August 5th?
4. How many days did the Wilders travel to get to their new home?
5. Why did the Wilders camp in ravines while in Nebraska?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Laura's longest entry of the entire trip about?
2. How did Rose's parents make money before heading on their journey?
3. Why were the Wilders so anxious to get on their journey when the weather got good?
4. What did the Wilders see in Yankton?
5. What did Laura do to prepare for her family's trip?
6. What did the Wilders think of Lincoln?
7. What was so different about Stanton?
8. Why did one woman call the people in Missouri hovels?
9. How did Laura describe the conditions of the farms by the James River?
10. What services were the Wilders able to get in Yankton, and what were they surprised to not be able to find there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The tone changes frequently in this book. What are the major places where this change in tone comes about, and what causes these changes?
Essay Topic 2
Rose feels very strongly that childhood is an integral part of a person's personality. Why does she feel this way, and what evidence does she present to support her statement? Do you agree with her? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Anger and the consequences of it is a huge theme presented in this book. Using the text, cite 3- 4 examples of how characters acting out of anger altered the course of the plot.
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