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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 tell Ma to do when he hands her four dead geese?

2. What does Pa see that makes him say it is time for him to return to Independence?

3. What is sod?

4. What massacre does Mrs. Scott talk to Ma about?

5. What does Ma decide to do after the girls go to bed the night before Christmas?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pa begin to do in the spring and why is he doing it?

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

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

4. What does Pa do after the Indians quiet down and some leave? Who does he meet and what does Pa find out about the Indians?

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

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

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

8. Where does Pa take Mary and Laura in Chapter 14 and what do they find there?

9. What can the settlers hear from the Indians and how are the settlers feeling about what they hear?

10. Why do the girls worry about Christmas and the family worry about Mr. Edwards?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Titles often play a vital role in making a person decide to read a particular book. Discuss the following:

Fully explain why you think Little House on the Prairie is titled as such. Do you think it is the best title for the book? Why or why not? What do you think would be another interesting title for Little House on the Prairie and why do you think that? How important is a title in influencing you to consider reading a book? Do you think a title needs to have direct relevance to a book's content? Explain your answer.

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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