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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 Pa use for a temporary roof?
(a) The wagon canvas
(b) Thatch
(c) Woven prairie grasses
(d) Tree branches tied together

2. Why does Pa want the family to move?
(a) His brother is also moving there
(b) He thinks wild animals are being kept away from the area
(c) He has lost his farm
(d) He believes that wild animals will overrun the area

3. What does Mr. Edwards tell Laura he is?
(a) A failed banker
(b) A wildcat
(c) An outlaw
(d) A fur trapper

4. What is unusual about the two bachelors’ house?
(a) It has two floors
(b) It is not a log cabin
(c) It is built partially underground
(d) It is built so that the middle of the house is on the line between their two farms

5. What are the first two logs Pa put into a ditch for the house called?
(a) Foundation beams
(b) Sills
(c) Studs
(d) Joists

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the wagon as they cross the creek?

3. Where does Jack sleep the night he returns?

4. How much of the house does Pa and Mr. Edwards get done the first day he comes over?

5. What does Pa say very large wolves are called?

(see the answer key)

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