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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What wakes the Ingalls in the night and causes Pa to jump out of his bed?
(a) Wolves banging on the door
(b) Indians surrounding the house and yelling
(c) A woman screaming
(d) The horses squealing

2. How much milk does Pa get from the cow the first time he milks her?
(a) None
(b) About a cup
(c) Half a bucket
(d) A bucketful

3. Where does Ma say the voice of Alfarata went?
(a) To the Mountains
(b) South
(c) West
(d) To the Sea

4. What does Pa tell the Scotts is the reason he came to their house in the middle of the night?
(a) He thinks he heard a gunshot
(b) He does not talk to the Scotts
(c) Jack ran off barking into the distance
(d) The cow ran away in their direction

5. Where are the men taking the cattle?
(a) Fort Laramie
(b) Independence
(c) Fort Dodge
(d) Kansas City

6. What does Mr. Edwards tell Ma about the Indians?
(a) They have all left
(b) They are all camped in the shelter of the bluffs
(c) They are meeting with the government next week
(d) They attacked the two bachelors last night

7. Why did the cattle move so slowly?
(a) They ground was too rocky to run
(b) They stopped to eat a lot
(c) The herd was mostly cows with calves
(d) The cowboys' horses moved slowly

8. What did Mr. Edwards bring with him to contribute to the meal?
(a) A chocolate cake
(b) Cranberry sauce
(c) 9 sweet potatoes
(d) 2 turtledoves

9. Who told Pa that the Indians wanted to kill all the settlers?
(a) Mr. Scott
(b) A soldier who came by the house.
(c) No one
(d) An Osage Indian

10. What does Mr. Edwards say Santa was riding when Santa was in Independence?
(a) A sleigh pulled by mules
(b) He was riding a large elk
(c) A huge mule with donkeys loaded with presents
(d) A large bay horse

11. Who is giving Laura medicine when she wakes up one day?
(a) An Indian medicine man
(b) Ma
(c) Dr. Kotte
(d) Dr. Tan

12. What does Ma do with the first milk Pa gets from the cow?
(a) Saves it for mashed potatoes
(b) Gives it to Carrie
(c) Puts it into the cornbread
(d) Makes butter

13. What did Laura do with Mary and Carrie when a burning stick fell into the cabin?
(a) Nothing
(b) Pulled the rocking chair away from the stick
(c) Yelled at Mary and grabbed Carrie
(d) Slapped Mary to get her out of her paralyzed fear

14. Who helps Laura get Mary water when the family is sick?
(a) Jack
(b) Pa
(c) Mr. Edwards
(d) Ma

15. What does Pa say is the reason the prairie was burned?
(a) Lightning struck the prairie somewhere
(b) Someone became careless with a campfire
(c) The Indians set it to drive off the white settlers
(d) Indians do it every year to make a clear way for their horses

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the prairie fire look like from a distance?

2. What does Pa do with Pet and Patty when the fire is coming?

3. What does Pa tell Laura the government will do about the Indians?

4. What does Ma say she and the girls would have done if the fire had come while Pa was gone?

5. Why was Laura anxious about not having snow?

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