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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pa plan to make after he lays the floor?
(a) A crib for Carrie
(b) Bunk beds for Laura and Mary
(c) A bedstead for Ma and Pa
(d) A watering trough

2. What are bothering the girls at the creek?
(a) There is a crow that keeps buzzing them
(b) Horseflies
(c) Mosquitoes
(d) Jack is barking too much

3. Where does Pa get the nails to use on the roof?
(a) From Mr. Edwards
(b) From the general store
(c) From Mr. Scott
(d) He brought them from their old home

4. Why does Ma cook outside after they move into the nearly finished house?
(a) The stove has not yet been set up
(b) Ma likes to feel the breeze and the sun when she cooks
(c) The fireplace is not built
(d) IT is too hot to cook inside

5. What kind of symptoms does the Ingalls family have when they fall sick?
(a) Aches and cold and hot flashes
(b) Throwing up and not be able to eat
(c) Running noses, congested lungs and sore throats
(d) Severe headaches and high fevers

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa make Ma while he is recovering from the illness?

2. How far from Independence does Pa say they are in Chapter 4?

3. What do the Indians make Ma do?

4. Why did Pa tell Ma to leave the house in Chapter 10?

5. Where does Pa find Mr. Scott one morning?

(see the answer key)

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