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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where does the Ingalls family live at the opening of the book?
(a) Missouri
(b) Minnesota
(c) Wisconsin
(d) Kansas

4. What does Ma do with the dish-cloth when she finishes the dishes?
(a) Lays it out on some tall grass
(b) Hangs it on a clothesline
(c) Hangs it on a branch
(d) Hangs it on the wagon

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pa want the family to move?

2. Where does Pa decide to move the family?

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

4. Where does Jack sleep the night he returns?

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

(see the answer key)

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