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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the family get the goods they need to travel?
(a) They trade for them with fur
(b) They steal them
(c) They trade two cows for the needed supplies
(d) They buy them with gold bullion

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first state through which the Ingalls family travels?

2. What is Laura doing at breakfast that her mother tells her to stop?

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

4. Who drives the wagon across the ford?

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

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