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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 21-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to Ma when a log fell on her?
(a) It sprained her arm
(b) It killed her
(c) It sprained her ankle
(d) It broke her ankle

2. What does Pa say is the reason the prairie was burned?
(a) Someone became careless with a campfire
(b) The Indians set it to drive off the white settlers
(c) Indians do it every year to make a clear way for their horses
(d) Lightning struck the prairie somewhere

3. How does Pa get his boots off?
(a) He uses a bootjack
(b) He uses a shoe horn
(c) Ma helps him
(d) He never takes them off

4. What happens to Laura when she falls asleep waiting for her Pa to come home?
(a) She goes to sleep and falls off the bench
(b) She falls asleep at the kitchen table
(c) She begins to hear Indians at the door
(d) Nothing happens to her

5. 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) The animal in the dark is alone
(c) They shine green instead of red
(d) The horses do not appear upset

Short Answer Questions

1. Why didn’t Mary want to play hop-scotch?

2. What color is the table cloth in the cabin?

3. What do the cowboys tell Pa they will give him for his help?

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

5. What does Pa do when he decides to take Jack to the Indian camp with him?

(see the answer key)

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