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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. How big was the wolf pack Pa saw on the prairie?

2. What do the men hit at the bottom of the well before water?

3. Why does Laura worry about Jack and the crossing of the creek?

4. Why does Ma cook outside after they move into the nearly finished house?

5. With what does Ma stuff the bedstead mattress?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pa do every morning when digging the well with Mr. Scott and what happens to Mr. Scott in the well one morning?

2. What does Pa tell the family about their neighbors as they eat dinner Sunday evening?

3. What does Mr. Edwards look like and what does he tell Laura he is?

4. How does Pa acquire mustangs and what are the mustangs’ names?

5. Why does Charles Ingalls want to move west?

6. Where do the Ingalls stop for supplies and where do they spend the first night on the road? What do they hear that first night?

7. How does Pa encounter a huge wolf pack and what does he do when they are around him?

8. Why is Laura worried about crossing the creek?

9. How does Pa finish the fireplace and what does Ma do when he finishes it?

10. Why is Pa not at the homestead on Sunday by suppertime?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Foreshadowing is used in almost all works of fiction. Discuss the following:

What is foreshadowing? Identify three instances of foreshadowing in Little House on the Prairie and what they foreshadow? How does foreshadowing contribute to a book's suspense? Are there any incidences that you thought foreshadows a future event, but it does not do so?

Essay Topic 2

Though the several other white settlers in the area aid each other so they can achieve this same goal, Pa and his family have to be essentially self-reliant because these neighbors are several miles away.

In what ways do the Ingalls demonstrate self-reliance and what do you think modern Americans could learn from their lives? Use examples from Little House on the Prairie to support your answer.

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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