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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What wakes Laura in the middle of the night in Chapter 7?
2. What do the Indians make Ma do?
3. How does Pa hold together the cabin door?
4. What is Laura doing at breakfast that her mother tells her to stop?
5. What does Pa use to hold the fireplace rocks together?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is Pa not at the homestead on Sunday by suppertime?
2. Why does the family stop after traveling for a few hours?
3. What does Pa tell the family about their neighbors as they eat dinner Sunday evening?
4. How does Pa begin to construct the fireplace?
5. What do Laura and Mary do after breakfast?
6. How does Jack appear at the camp on the prairie?
7. What does the family do after Pa and Mr. Edwards finish the house, except for the roof?
8. How does Pa acquire mustangs and what are the mustangs’ names?
9. What happens with Pet the day after the stable is built?
10. What does Pa do every morning when digging the well with Mr. Scott and what happens to Mr. Scott in the well one morning?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think most people want a happy ending in a novel? Do you think Little House on the Prairie would qualify as a novel with a happy ending? Why or why not? What do you think are three reasons to read fiction and do you think Little House on the Prairie fulfills these three reasons? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
Choose two significant symbols and trace and analyze their appearance in Little House on the Prairie. Are these universal symbols that would have the same meaning in any culture? What other symbols could portray the same idea? Why do you think Wilder chooses the symbols she does? Consider symbols such as the animals on the prairie, the Indians, the prairie fire and the panther.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss one of the following:
Trace and analyze the theme of self-reliance in Little House on the Prairie. Consider the following questions as you write: Examine which characters are most concerned with being independent and how they demonstrate independence? What might drive them to be self-reliant?
Trace and analyze the theme of joy in one’s life in Little House on the Prairie. How is joy found in a difficult life? How are the joys in the Ingalls lives different from those in modern America? How might finding the good in everyday help a family survive a harsh environment? Use examples from Little House on the Prairie to support your answer.
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