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SAT US History Practice Question

"I stood alone on that wild prairie. Looking westward I saw my husband driving slowly over the plain[.] [T]urning my face once more to the east, my dear sister's footsteps were fast widening the distance between us. For the time I knew not which way to go, nor whom to follow. But in a few moments I rallied my forces … and soon overtook the slowly moving men who were bearing my husband and child over the prairie." Which of the following statements is NOT true of the above excerpt from the diary of a woman beginning her journey to the West?

  1. A.It reflects the pioneer spirit.
  2. B.It describes a conflict between a husband and wife about going west.
  3. C.It shows how irrationally indecisive some people were.
  4. D.It describes the fear of going into the unknown.
  5. E.It shows that the wife ultimately chose her husband and child over her sister.

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