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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Laura tell her Ma Laura would like to see now that they are in Indian territory?
(a) An Indian village
(b) A papoose
(c) A teepee
(d) An Indian woman dressed in buckskins

2. How is the family carrying their supplies and the people?
(a) A utility wagon and two saddle horses
(b) A large carriage
(c) An ox cart
(d) A covered wagon

3. What does the family hear during the night of their first night traveling?
(a) A tornado
(b) Two stags fighting
(c) Howling wolves
(d) The ice breaking on the lake

4. How far from Independence does Pa say they are in Chapter 4?
(a) 100 miles
(b) 35 miles
(c) 40 miles
(d) 60 miles

5. What does Patty do when Pet tries to eat Patty’s food?
(a) Kicks Pet
(b) Pushes Pet away
(c) Stomps on Pet's foot
(d) Nips Pet with her teeth

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the girls have to clean out of the house before they can move into it?

2. What wakes Laura in the middle of the night in Chapter 7?

3. Who drives the wagon across the ford?

4. Where does Jack sleep the night he returns?

5. Who does Pa say is living about nine miles away?

(see the answer key)

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