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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 does Pa feed Pet and Patty when he chains them to the feed-box?

2. Who does Pa say is living about nine miles away?

3. What does Mr. Edwards tell Laura he is?

4. Why did Pa tell Ma to leave the house in Chapter 10?

5. How many piles of logs does Pa make over the days?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the family get across the creek and who does not make it?

2. How does Laura end up wading in the creek?

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

4. What does Laura tell her Pa about Jack and the Indians and what is his response?

5. What does Laura tell her Ma she wants to see relating to Indians and what does Laura’s Ma tell her?

6. What does Pa do with Pet and Patty when they camp on the prairie?

7. What do Laura and Mary do after breakfast?

8. How long does it take for Mr. Edwards and Pa to finish the house and why is Mr. Edwards helping them?

9. What happens when Laura and Mary are playing with Jack who is chained to the barn?

10. How does Pa and Ma start the house and what happens to Ma as they are building the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an integral and important part of almost all novels. Discuss the following:

Compare/contrast the characters of Mary and Laura. How are they similar? How are they different? Is there a flaw in each of their personalities? Be specific and give examples. Compare/contrast the characters of Ma and Pa. How do they seem different? Which do you like more? Why? Which one seems more of a well-rounded character?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Little House on the Prairie belongs to the historical fiction genre. Discuss the following:

Define the literary term "genre" and name three other genres in addition to the historical fiction genre. What are the advantages and disadvantages of assigning a genre to a novel? What do you think is the difference between a historical fiction and a science fiction novel or a mystery?

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