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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 Ma do with the dish-cloth when she finishes the dishes?

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

3. What did Pa use to finish off the logs he cut to open up the fireplace?

4. Who drives the wagon across the ford?

5. Who is the only person Pet let touch her colt?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the family do after Pa and Mr. Edwards finish the house, except for the roof?

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

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

5. Why does the family stop after traveling for a few hours?

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

7. How does Pa get help for the roof from Mr. Edwards and what kind of floor does Pa put in the house?

8. How does the house and the barn get doors?

9. What does Pa do about the homestead not having a fireplace?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Characters are an important part of what makes Little House on the Prairie interesting. Discuss the following:

Thoroughly discuss and analyze Laura. What are her strengths and weaknesses? How does she contribute to the plot? Is she a sympathetic character? Is she usually likable? Seldom likable? Use specific examples to illustrate your ideas. Use the same criteria to thoroughly discuss and analyze Pa and Ma.

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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