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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 happens to the wagon as they cross the creek?
(a) Nothing happens
(b) The front brake smashes on a rock
(c) One of the horses stumbles in the water
(d) The right rear wheel gets stuck in the sandy bottom

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

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

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

5. When does Pa decide they are going to leave?
(a) August
(b) Summer
(c) At the end of Spring
(d) The end of Winter

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pa want the family to move?

2. Where does the family spend the night the first day on the road?

3. Why does Laura worry about Jack and the crossing of the creek?

4. What does the family hear during the night of their first night traveling?

5. How does the family get the goods they need to travel?

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