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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 Mr. Edwards say Santa was riding when Santa was in Independence?

2. What wakes the Ingalls in the night and causes Pa to jump out of his bed?

3. Where are the men taking the cattle?

4. What do the cowboys tell Pa they will give him for his help?

5. Why does Pa chain Jack to the stable door at night?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pa agree to do for the cattlemen who come by the house and what do they offer him?

2. What do Mr. Scott and Mr. Edwards think about the prairie and what how do they feel about the Indians getting together?

3. What happens when Mr. Edwards stops by to do chores when Pa goes to Independence?

4. What do Mary and Laura do with their findings from the Indian village?

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

6. How does Jack, Pa and Ma feel about all the Indians going down the trail?

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

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

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

10. Who helps the Ingalls family when they are sick and how do they help them?

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

How do you think the reflection of Laura looking back on her life might be very different then her life had actually been? Do you think Laura sees her past as being better than it was? Why or why not? Use examples from Little House on the Prairie to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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