2. Who does Pa say is living about nine miles away?
(a) Two bachelors
(b) The Olsons
(c) Two families who are living together
(d) No one

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

4. What do the men hit at the bottom of the well before water?
(a) Clay
(b) Quicksand
(c) Rock
(d) Nothing

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

6. When did Pet deliver a colt?
(a) Right after the house was finished
(b) Before Pa met Mr. Edwards
(c) The day Ma sprained her ankle
(d) Right after the stable was built

7. How does Pa fasten the barn door shut?
(a) With a pole
(b) With a latch
(c) With a handle
(d) With a chain

8. What is Laura doing at breakfast that her mother tells her to stop?
(a) Pushing on Mary
(b) Singing
(c) Playing with her food
(d) Reading a book

9. Why does Pa think the eyes they see in the dark are not from a wolf?
(a) They shine green instead of red
(b) The horses do not appear upset
(c) The animal in the dark is too quiet
(d) The animal in the dark is alone

10. Why did Pa and Patty come galloping into the homestead in Chapter 7?
(a) Pa wanted to stretch Patty's legs
(b) There was a cougar chasing them
(c) Pa cuts his leg while hunting
(d) They spotted a huge wolf pack

11. What did Ma do to help Pa build the house when the logs were three logs high?
(a) Held one end of the top log while Pa put the other end up
(b) Ma did not help with the house.
(c) Helped him lift the logs up.
(d) Pulled on the lever while he rolled the log.

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

13. Who drives the wagon across the ford?
(a) Ma
(b) Pa
(c) Laura
(d) Mary

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

15. What does Pa tell Laura could have caused trouble with the Indians?
(a) If they had taken one of the girls
(b) If the Indians had killed Jack
(c) If Jack had bitten one of them
(d) If Ma had not handed over the meat