View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura consider doing when the Indians enter the house?
(a) Letting Jack loose
(b) Running to the creek to find Pa
(c) Taking the axe to the house
(d) Hiding in the stable

2. What does Pa make Ma while he is recovering from the illness?
(a) A bread box
(b) A spinning wheel
(c) A hair brush
(d) A rocking chair

3. What are the Indians in the house wearing?
(a) Buckskins
(b) Fresh skunk skins
(c) White men's clothing
(d) Feathered headgear

4. What kind of trees were around the place Pa chooses for a house?
(a) None
(b) Pine
(c) Beech
(d) Oak

5. How many piles of logs does Pa make over the days?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 4

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is giving Laura medicine when she wakes up one day?

2. What happened to Ma when a log fell on her?

3. What does Ma do with the dish-cloth when she finishes the dishes?

4. What does Mary sew on when Pa goes back to the creek for more rocks to finish the fireplace?

5. Who are in the house when two Indians enter it?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 231 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample