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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Laura and Ma make the beds in Chapter 5?
(a) They don't make any beds
(b) Under the wagon body
(c) Under the wagon canvas
(d) Near the fire ring

2. What does Pa feed Pet and Patty when he chains them to the feed-box?
(a) Hay
(b) Nothing
(c) Corn
(d) Oats

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) At a ford
(b) They do not cross the river but travel alongside it
(c) On a raft
(d) On a bridge

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many piles of logs does Pa make over the days?

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

3. Why does Pa fill the tub with water in Chapter 4?

4. Who drives the wagon across the ford?

5. Where does the Ingalls family live at the opening of the book?

(see the answer key)

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