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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens to Laura when she falls asleep waiting for her Pa to come home?
(a) Nothing happens to her
(b) She begins to hear Indians at the door
(c) She goes to sleep and falls off the bench
(d) She falls asleep at the kitchen table

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

4. Why are the cowboys singing?
(a) They are visiting with the Indians
(b) It is the summer solstice
(c) They are having a dance
(d) They are keeping the cattle calm

5. What does Pa say the noise from the Indians is?
(a) A jamboree
(b) Their spring meetup
(c) A war chant
(d) A dance

Short Answer Questions

1. For what does Ma say they planned to use the bundle of furs the Indians did not take?

2. What does Mr. Edwards tell Ma about the Indians?

3. How did the cowboys and Pa bring a cow to their homestead?

4. Where does Ma say the voice of Alfarata went?

5. What does Pa say about the old trail by the house?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Mr. Edwards stops by to do chores when Pa goes to Independence?

2. What do Pa and Mr. Scott hit before they get water in the well and what does Laura think of the water?

3. What does Pa do after the Indians quiet down and some leave? Who does he meet and what does Pa find out about the Indians?

4. What does the family end up getting from the cattlemen and what does Pa get from it that night?

5. How does the family almost lose the furs Pa has collected and what do they lose?

6. What does Pa eat when he feels better and what does Mrs. Scott think of his choice of foods?

7. How do Mary and Laura find out there is something going on with the Indians and what does Pa say is happening?

8. How does the Ingalls family become sick?

9. Why does the family worry about Pa getting back from Independence and what does he manage to bring with him without breaking it?

10. What does Pa begin to do in the spring and why is he doing it?

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