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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. Why didn’t Mary want to play hop-scotch?
(a) She wants to sew instead
(b) She does not think it to be ladylike
(c) She has a sore foot
(d) She always loses to Laura

2. What does Pa tell Ma to do when he hands her four dead geese?
(a) Save the feathers
(b) He will take a dressed bird to Mr. Edwards
(c) Cook only one
(d) Hang them outside

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

4. What does Pa do when they first get back from the Indian village?
(a) Chop wood
(b) Feed Jack dinner
(c) Take a bath
(d) Milk the cow

5. What does Pa say some of the settlers are talking about doing?
(a) Going and talking with the Indians
(b) Leaving the area
(c) Forming a militia
(d) Building a stockade

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is giving Laura medicine when she wakes up one day?

2. Who told Pa that the Indians wanted to kill all the settlers?

3. What did Mr. Edwards bring with him to contribute to the meal?

4. What does Pa say is the reason the prairie was burned?

5. What does Mr. Edwards say he did to get to the Ingalls house Christmas morning?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does a prairie fire appear and what do Ma and Pa do about it? What is the result of their efforts?

2. 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?

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

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

5. Why do the girls worry about Christmas and the family worry about Mr. Edwards?

6. Who helps the Ingalls family when they are sick and how do they help them?

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

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

9. What does Pa agree to do for the cattlemen who come by the house and what do they offer him?

10. What does Pa say is the scream and how is the problem solved?

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