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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

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. Why does Pa fill the tub with water in Chapter 4?
(a) For the horses to drink
(b) So Ma can do the laundry
(c) So they can bathe Jack
(d) So the family can bathe

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

4. How does the family cross the Missouri River?
(a) On a raft
(b) At a ford
(c) They do not cross the river but travel alongside it
(d) On a bridge

5. Why does Pa think the eyes they see in the dark are not from a wolf?
(a) The horses do not appear upset
(b) They shine green instead of red
(c) The animal in the dark is too quiet
(d) The animal in the dark is alone

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa feed Pet and Patty when he chains them to the feed-box?

2. What does Patty do when Pet tries to eat Patty’s food?

3. What do Laura and Pa wish when they hear wolves?

4. When does Pa decide they are going to leave?

5. Why does Laura have a difficult time falling asleep the night Jack returns?

(see the answer key)

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