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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 is Laura doing at breakfast that her mother tells her to stop?
(a) Playing with her food
(b) Pushing on Mary
(c) Reading a book
(d) Singing

2. 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

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

4. 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 believes that wild animals will overrun the area
(d) He has lost his farm

5. Who drives the wagon across the ford?
(a) Ma
(b) Laura
(c) Pa
(d) Mary

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where does Jack sleep the night he returns?

4. How far from Independence does Pa say they are in Chapter 4?

5. What does Ma do with the dish-cloth when she finishes the dishes?

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