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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What river is near the Ingalls’ homestead site?
(a) The Snake River
(b) The Verdigris River
(c) The Missouri River
(d) The Mississippi River

2. How big was the wolf pack Pa saw on the prairie?
(a) 25 strong
(b) 50 strong
(c) 10 strong
(d) 30 strong

3. What does Pa do every morning before going down into the well he is digging?
(a) Changes into his old clothes
(b) Releases a bird into the well
(c) Pours water from the creek into the well
(d) Sends a candle to the bottom

4. How does Pa hold together the cabin door?
(a) With sinews
(b) With pegs
(c) With ropes
(d) With nails

5. What kind of hinges does Pa put on the cabin door?
(a) Wood ones
(b) Metal ones
(c) Leather ones
(d) He does not use hinges because the door is sliding

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pa use to hold the fireplace rocks together?

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

3. What wakes Laura in the middle of the night in Chapter 7?

4. What does Pa tell the girls not to play with down at the creek?

5. What does Pa build after he builds the bedstead?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Pa tell the family about their neighbors as they eat dinner Sunday evening?

2. How does Pa encounter a huge wolf pack and what does he do when they are around him?

3. How long does it take for Mr. Edwards and Pa to finish the house and why is Mr. Edwards helping them?

4. Why does Charles Ingalls want to move west?

5. What does Pa make for the cabin at the beginning of Chapter 12 and how does Ma help?

6. What does Mr. Edwards look like and what does he tell Laura he is?

7. What do Laura and Mary do after breakfast?

8. What does the family do after Pa and Mr. Edwards finish the house, except for the roof?

9. What does Laura tell her Ma she wants to see relating to Indians and what does Laura’s Ma tell her?

10. How does Pa finish the fireplace and what does Ma do when he finishes it?

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