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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first state through which the Ingalls family travels?
(a) Minnesota
(b) Illinois
(c) Iowa
(d) Michigan

2. How is the family carrying their supplies and the people?
(a) A large carriage
(b) An ox cart
(c) A utility wagon and two saddle horses
(d) A covered wagon

3. Why does Laura worry about Jack and the crossing of the creek?
(a) Jack does not know how to swim
(b) Jack will not stay in the wagon
(c) Pa will not let Jack ride in the wagon
(d) Jack has very short hair and the water is very cold

4. What does the family hear during the night of their first night traveling?
(a) A tornado
(b) Howling wolves
(c) The ice breaking on the lake
(d) Two stags fighting

5. How does the family cross the Missouri River?
(a) They do not cross the river but travel alongside it
(b) At a ford
(c) On a bridge
(d) On a raft

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Pa think the eyes they see in the dark are not from a wolf?

2. What does Patty do when Pet tries to eat Patty’s food?

3. What does Ma do with the dish-cloth when she finishes the dishes?

4. Why does Pa fill the tub with water in Chapter 4?

5. Who drives the wagon across the ford?

(see the answer key)

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