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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far from Independence does Pa say they are in Chapter 4?
(a) 100 miles
(b) 40 miles
(c) 35 miles
(d) 60 miles

2. What does Pa tell Ma the folks in Independence are saying about the Indians?
(a) The Indians are going to start a war
(b) The Indians are going to leave for the west
(c) The Indians have said only the people there now can stay
(d) The government is going to make the white people leave the Indain land

3. What are the first two logs Pa put into a ditch for the house called?
(a) Sills
(b) Foundation beams
(c) Joists
(d) Studs

4. What does the prairie fire look like from a distance?
(a) A sea of yellow wheat
(b) A great storm
(c) A mass of orange color
(d) A hazy fog

5. What are the Indians in the house wearing?
(a) White men's clothing
(b) Buckskins
(c) Fresh skunk skins
(d) Feathered headgear

Short Answer Questions

1. What plants does Pa help Ma plant?

2. What does Ma put on the mantel when it is finished?

3. How did the cowboys and Pa bring a cow to their homestead?

4. What does Pa tell Ma to do when he hands her four dead geese?

5. What does Pa tell Laura could have caused trouble with the Indians?

(see the answer key)

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