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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 kind of symptoms does the Ingalls family have when they fall sick?
2. What does Ma fix Pa when he comes in from Independence?
3. What surprise does Pa bring Ma from Independence?
4. What kind of berries do Ma and Laura go to pick?
5. What does Pa say about the old trail by the house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the family end up getting from the cattlemen and what does Pa get from it that night?
2. Where does Pa take Mary and Laura in Chapter 14 and what do they find there?
3. Why does Pa go to the Scotts’ in the middle of the night?
4. Why does the family worry about Pa getting back from Independence and what does he manage to bring with him without breaking it?
5. How does the family almost lose the furs Pa has collected and what do they lose?
6. What keeps the family awake for several nights and what does Laura see when it finally stops?
7. What do Mr. Scott and Mr. Edwards think about the prairie and what how do they feel about the Indians getting together?
8. How do Mary and Laura find out there is something going on with the Indians and what does Pa say is happening?
9. Why do the girls worry about Christmas and the family worry about Mr. Edwards?
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
There is little social interaction outside of the family as well as much uncertainty because of the presence of potentially hostile Indians for significant portions of the year.
Discuss the reasons the Indians might have for being hostile and the problem of good, moral people like the Ingalls participating in events that are seen as immoral or unethical in modern America. Use examples from Little House on the Prairie to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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