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

2. What did the new land have many acres of?

3. Why did people in Kansas not like Missouri?

4. What religion were the people in St. Marys?

5. How did Laura describe the people in St. Marys?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Almanzo stop doing when they started passing numerous immigrant wagon trains?

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

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

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

5. What did Rose and her friends do while their parents looked for homes in the area?

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

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

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

9. What did the Wilders think of Springfield, and what did they do there?

10. Who did Almanzo get to help clear his land, and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Laura was fascinated with the Russian immigrants she met. What caused this fascination, and how did it affect her demeanor for the remainder of the trip?

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

Where did the theme of technology appear in this book, and how did it change the course of the Wilder's journey?

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