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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Pa do with Jack when Pa leaves?
(a) Leaves him running loose
(b) Chains him to the stable
(c) Ties him to the wagon wheel
(d) Stakes him in front of the house on a rope

2. What does Pa do every morning before going down into the well he is digging?
(a) Changes into his old clothes
(b) Releases a bird into the well
(c) Sends a candle to the bottom
(d) Pours water from the creek into the well

3. What does Pa plan to make after he lays the floor?
(a) Bunk beds for Laura and Mary
(b) A bedstead for Ma and Pa
(c) A watering trough
(d) A crib for Carrie

4. How big was the wolf pack Pa saw on the prairie?
(a) 25 strong
(b) 30 strong
(c) 50 strong
(d) 10 strong

5. With what does Ma stuff the bedstead mattress?
(a) Straw tick
(b) Grass
(c) Old rags
(d) Down feathers

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person Pet let touch her colt?

2. What was the first food Ma cooked in the new fireplace?

3. Why does Ma cook outside after they move into the nearly finished house?

4. What does Mr. Edwards tell Laura he is?

5. When does Pa decide they are going to leave?

(see the answer key)

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