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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wakes Laura in the middle of the night in Chapter 7?
(a) Wolf howls
(b) Carrie crying
(c) A cougar screams
(d) Her Pa drops his gun while cleaning it

2. What does Pa say very large wolves are called?
(a) Dragon wolves
(b) Werewolves
(c) Bear wolves
(d) Buffalo wolves

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

4. 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

5. What was the first food Ma cooked in the new fireplace?
(a) Beef stew
(b) Cornbread
(c) Chicken
(d) Prairie Hen

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

7. Where does the family spend the night the first day on the road?
(a) In an abandoned cabin
(b) At Ma's parents' house
(c) At Pepin
(d) At a trade station

8. What does Ma put on the mantel when it is finished?
(a) A china woman from Wisconsin
(b) Several cast iron pots
(c) Pictures of the family
(d) A mantel clock

9. What did Pa use to finish off the logs he cut to open up the fireplace?
(a) Flat rocks
(b) He used more rocks
(c) Metal sheeting
(d) Green oak slabs

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

11. What color is the table cloth in the cabin?
(a) Blue
(b) Green
(c) Red and yellow
(d) Red checkered

12. How much of the house does Pa and Mr. Edwards get done the first day he comes over?
(a) Two-thirds of it
(b) All but the roof
(c) Half of it
(d) All but the windows and roof

13. What kind of floor does Pa make for the cabin?
(a) A brick floor
(b) He leaves the floor dirt
(c) A puncheon floor
(d) Gravel

14. What river is near the Ingalls’ homestead site?
(a) The Snake River
(b) The Verdigris River
(c) The Mississippi River
(d) The Missouri River

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Pa feed Pet and Patty when he chains them to the feed-box?

4. What does Laura think of the water that comes from the bottom of the well?

5. What happens to the wagon as they cross the creek?

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