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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does the family hear during the night of their first night traveling?
(a) Howling wolves
(b) A tornado
(c) The ice breaking on the lake
(d) Two stags fighting

4. What does Laura think of the water that comes from the bottom of the well?
(a) It seems to be a little cloudy
(b) It tastes a little like sulfur
(c) It tastes like minerals
(d) It is the best water she has ever had

5. Who are in the house when two Indians enter it?
(a) Mary and Carrie
(b) Mary and Ma
(c) Ma and Carrie
(d) Ma

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

7. Why does Laura worry about Jack and the crossing of the creek?
(a) Jack does not know how to swim
(b) Jack has very short hair and the water is very cold
(c) Pa will not let Jack ride in the wagon
(d) Jack will not stay in the wagon

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

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

10. 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.

11. What does Pa tell the girls not to play with down at the creek?
(a) Frogs
(b) Rocks
(c) Spiders
(d) Snakes

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

13. How far away does the nearest neighbor live?
(a) 5 miles
(b) 2 miles
(c) 3 miles
(d) 6 miles

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

15. Why does Laura have a difficult time falling asleep the night Jack returns?
(a) The baby is crying
(b) She is too excited about Jack
(c) Her parents are talking
(d) The horses are making a lot of noise eating

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the only person Pet let touch her colt?

3. What is unusual about the two bachelors’ house?

4. Why does Pa want the family to move?

5. What are the Indians in the house wearing?

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