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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Pa put Pet and Patty after he un-harnessed them?
(a) On a picket line
(b) In a corral
(c) In the barn
(d) Ties them to some bushes so they can eat

2. What do Laura and Pa wish when they hear wolves?
(a) That they were already in a house
(b) That the wolves would finish hunting quickly and leave
(c) That the pack was not so close
(d) That Jack was with them

3. Why does Laura have a difficult time falling asleep the night Jack returns?
(a) The horses are making a lot of noise eating
(b) She is too excited about Jack
(c) The baby is crying
(d) Her parents are talking

4. What does Pa use to hold the fireplace rocks together?
(a) A mixture of clay and water
(b) A mixture of straw and mud
(c) Cement
(d) Mortar

5. What does Ma complain about when Jack comes into the camp?
(a) He is covered in thistles
(b) Jack wants food immediately
(c) Laura gets all wet hugging him
(d) Laura and Pa's screams wake the baby

Short Answer Questions

1. What is preventing Pa from playing the fiddle at night?

2. What are the Indians in the house wearing?

3. What does Pa think caused the illness?

4. What does Mr. Edwards tell Laura he is?

5. What do the men hit at the bottom of the well before water?

(see the answer key)

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