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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Laura and Pa wish when they hear wolves?
(a) That they were already in a house
(b) That the wolves would finish hunting quickly and leave
(c) That the pack was not so close
(d) That Jack was with them

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

3. Where does Pa go at the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) Down to the creek for more logs
(b) Hunting
(c) To Independence
(d) To work with Mr. Edwards

4. What does Laura almost do when her father is not watching at the creek?
(a) Splash Mary with water
(b) Pick up a garden snake
(c) Throw a frog on Mary's lap
(d) Put her foot in the water

5. What does Pa use to hold the fireplace rocks together?
(a) Cement
(b) A mixture of straw and mud
(c) Mortar
(d) A mixture of clay and water

6. Where does Pa decide to move the family?
(a) To Arizona
(b) To New England
(c) To the Indian territory
(d) To the South

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

8. Where does Pa put Pet and Patty after he un-harnessed them?
(a) Ties them to some bushes so they can eat
(b) On a picket line
(c) In a corral
(d) In the barn

9. What kind of hinges does Pa put on the cabin door?
(a) Leather ones
(b) Metal ones
(c) Wood ones
(d) He does not use hinges because the door is sliding

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

11. What does Laura consider doing when the Indians enter the house?
(a) Taking the axe to the house
(b) Letting Jack loose
(c) Hiding in the stable
(d) Running to the creek to find Pa

12. What does Pa use for a temporary roof?
(a) Thatch
(b) Tree branches tied together
(c) The wagon canvas
(d) Woven prairie grasses

13. What does Laura tell her Ma Laura would like to see now that they are in Indian territory?
(a) An Indian village
(b) A papoose
(c) A teepee
(d) An Indian woman dressed in buckskins

14. What happens to the wagon as they cross the creek?
(a) Nothing happens
(b) The front brake smashes on a rock
(c) One of the horses stumbles in the water
(d) The right rear wheel gets stuck in the sandy bottom

15. How does the family cross the Missouri River?
(a) On a raft
(b) They do not cross the river but travel alongside it
(c) At a ford
(d) On a bridge

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Laura worry about Jack and the crossing of the creek?

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

3. Who are in the house when two Indians enter it?

4. Why does Laura have a difficult time falling asleep the night Jack returns?

5. How does the family come to own two mustangs?

(see the answer keys)

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