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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 did Laura describe the Ozarks?

2. What time did the Wilders reach their destination?

3. How long did the hired man stay to help Almanzo?

4. How much of a down payment did Almanzo want to give on his land?

5. What was the name of the horse that rode with Prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Laura describe St. Marys?

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

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

4. How did Almanzo go about finding a piece of good land he could afford?

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

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

7. What did Laura joke about when she heard cowbells in a field in Missouri?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Almanzo is an upbeat man. How does this major feature about him affect the people around him? What are people's first impressions of him, and how does this affect Almanzo's capacity to lead? Make sure you support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Who is involved in clearing the land at the Wilder farm, and what do they each have to gain by doing this?

Essay Topic 3

Which person from this book did you relate with the most? Why is this? How did this person change throughout the book?

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