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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Pa think the eyes they see in the dark are not from a wolf?
(a) The animal in the dark is alone
(b) They shine green instead of red
(c) The horses do not appear upset
(d) The animal in the dark is too quiet

2. What wakes Laura in the middle of the night in Chapter 7?
(a) A cougar screams
(b) Carrie crying
(c) Wolf howls
(d) Her Pa drops his gun while cleaning it

3. What does Pa feed Pet and Patty when he chains them to the feed-box?
(a) Hay
(b) Nothing
(c) Oats
(d) Corn

4. What do Laura and Pa wish when they hear wolves?
(a) That the pack was not so close
(b) That Jack was with them
(c) That the wolves would finish hunting quickly and leave
(d) That they were already in a house

5. What does Pa plan to make after he lays the floor?
(a) Bunk beds for Laura and Mary
(b) A watering trough
(c) A crib for Carrie
(d) A bedstead for Ma and Pa

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa do with Jack when Pa leaves?

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

3. What does Laura consider doing when the Indians enter the house?

4. What does Mr. Edwards tell Laura he is?

5. Why did Pa tell Ma to leave the house in Chapter 10?

(see the answer key)

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