Wagon Wheels

Why did the Muldie family move from Kentucky to Kansas?

• There was a prairie fire that destroyed their home

• They had friends and family in Kansas

• There was free land in Kansas

• They didn't like Kentucky

Why was their trip to Kansas hard and sad?

• Their horse and carriage broke down

• Mama died on the way

• The boys didn't want to leave their friends

• There was a bad storm

Who greeted the family when they got to Nicodemus Kansas?

• Mr. Hickman

• Mr. Sadler

• Mr. Hill

• Mrs. Sadler

Why did the family have to live in a dugout?

• There was too much snow on the ground to build a house

• They needed a safe place to hide from the Indians

• They had no one to build them a house

• Winter was coming and there was no time to build a house

Mr. Hickman said that winter in Kansas is mean. What does he mean by that?

• cold winds

• snow day after day

• cold temperatures

• all of the above

How did the Osage Indians help the Nicodemus community?

• They brought them dried beans and squash

• They brought them fresh deer meat

• They brought them bundles of sticks to burn

• All of the above

Who was the oldest Muldie boy?

• Willie

• Johnny

• Little Brother

Why did Daddy want to find different land?

• He wanted hills and trees

• He wanted to live by the beach

• He didn't like the river

• He didn't have any friends

What gave the boys the idea to run to the river when there was a prairie fire?

• Mr. Hickman told them to run there

• They saw deer running toward the river

• Their daddy had taught them to run to the river

• Mrs. Sadler told them to run there

How far did the boys have to travel to get to their daddy?

• fifty miles

• a hundred miles

• two hundred fifty miles

• a hundred fifty miles