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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. What does Laura do with the stick that is on fire on the cabin floor?
(a) Stomps it out
(b) Throws it outside
(c) Throws it in the fireplace
(d) Throws a bucket of water on it

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

3. On what does Mrs. Scott blame the Ingalls’ illness?
(a) The water in the well
(b) The berries they ate
(c) The mosquitoes
(d) Eating watermelons

4. What does Pa bring into the house the day before Christmas?
(a) A wooly mammoth
(b) Five quail
(c) A large turkey
(d) A small boar

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Mr. Edwards when he visits them after Pa goes to Independence?

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

3. What does Ma say she feels after they watch the last of the Indians go by?

4. Why was Laura running as the three of them returned home from the village?

5. What does Ma do when the girls hear the Indians in the distance?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens one day when the chimney catches on fire?

2. What can the settlers hear from the Indians and how are the settlers feeling about what they hear?

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

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

5. What keeps the family awake for several nights and what does Laura see when it finally stops?

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

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

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

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

10. Why does Pa go to the Scotts’ in the middle of the night?

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