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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 Ma do with the first milk Pa gets from the cow?

2. Why did the cattle move so slowly?

3. What do the girls say the Indians had eaten in the village?

4. Who is taking care of the family when they are sick?

5. Who is giving Laura medicine when she wakes up one day?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the family almost lose the furs Pa has collected and what do they lose?

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

4. What happens when Mr. Edwards stops by to do chores when Pa goes to Independence?

5. How does Mr. Edwards get to the Ingalls for Christmas and what does he bring with him?

6. What happens one day when the chimney catches on fire?

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

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

9. What do Pa and Mr. Scott hit before they get water in the well and what does Laura think of the water?

10. How does the Ingalls family become sick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Define plot and include the definitions of the most important elements of a plot. Do all novels have a plot? Why or why not? Write a brief synopsis of the plot of Little House on the Prairie, identifying where the various elements of the plot occur (Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution or denouement). Do you find it difficult to identify the plot? Why or why not? What about the various elements of the plot? Give a brief synopsis of any important sub-plots.

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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