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

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

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

5. What massacre does Mrs. Scott talk to Ma about?
(a) Wounded Knee Massacreq
(b) The Minnesota Massacre
(c) The Homesteader Massacre
(d) Fort Laramie Massacre

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

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

8. What is in the middle of the combs Pa brings Mary and Laura?
(a) A triangle with flowers
(b) A dog's head
(c) A star
(d) A flower

9. What is preventing Pa from playing the fiddle at night?
(a) There are too many mosquitoes out
(b) He has broken one of the strings on his fiddle
(c) It is raining too much
(d) Carrie is having a hard time sleeping at night

10. What does Pa do with Pet and Patty when the fire is coming?
(a) Plows a furrow between the fire and the house
(b) Sends them to the creek
(c) Puts them behind the house
(d) Leaves them on the plow while he draws buckets of water

11. What does Mary and Laura do with their beads?
(a) Sew them on their shoes
(b) Make a necklace for Carrie
(c) Sew them on their dresses
(d) Give them to their Ma

12. Who is leading the Indians who ride past the house in Chapter 27?
(a) Five Indian chiefs
(b) Chief Running Iron
(c) American cavalrymen
(d) Chief Du Chene

13. What does Ma do when the girls hear the Indians in the distance?
(a) Brings the girls and Jack inside and locks the doors
(b) Loads the cannon for battle
(c) Takes out Pa's pistol
(d) Tells them to ignore it

14. What does Ma fix Pa when he comes in from Independence?
(a) A hot chicken sandwich with gravy
(b) A cup of hot tea
(c) A cup of coffee with brown sugar
(d) A plate of eggs and salt pork

15. What do the girls say the Indians had eaten in the village?
(a) Fried Indian bread
(b) Rabbits
(c) Quail
(d) Cornmeal pancakes