Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 4 of Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
Choose which answer best fits each question. When you have answered all of the questions, click the "Check Answer" button. A box will pop-up with your score. Do not close until your score is printed or reviewed by your teacher.
What was Pa carving in the evenings before Christmas?
a mantle piece
a beautiful horse
a wooden shelf
a new table
What did Ma place on Pa's Christmas gift to her?
china dishes
her thimbles
salt 'n' pepper shakers
china woman
What did Ma make so that Mary and Laura could pour it into pans of snow to make candy?
cream and sugar
boiled molasses and sugar
maple syrup
fudge
Who came to visit and spend Christmas with Laura's family?
Aunt Docia and Aunt Ruby
Uncle Peter, Aunt Eliza, Peter, Alice, & Ella
Grandma and Grandpa
Uncle Henry, Aunt Polly, & Charley
True and False: Laura's uncle and his family looked like miserable walruses because they were wrapped in so many blankets.
true
false
Where did the families find enough covers for everyone?
they borrowed Grandma's quilts
they brought in the buffalo robes from the sled
Pa purchased new ones in town
Ma had made plenty of extras
Why couldn't Aunt Eliza have shot Prince when he started acting very mean?
Alice had hidden the gun
she didn't know how
she had ran out of bullets
Uncle Peter had the gun
What did Pa have to do before the children could go to sleep?
tell a scary story
play the fiddle
read a Bible story
sing a lullaby
Fill in the Blank: The children all had ____ flannel nightclothes to sleep in.
brown
cozy
red
navy
True and False: The other children were very jealous that Laura had mittens, candy, and a doll.
true
false
What did Laura name her new doll?
Susan
Nettie
Charlotte
Caroline
True and False: The children didn't believe that Santa Claus would really give them a switch for Christmas. It was so hard to be good ALL year!
true
false
Why didn't Santa bring presents for the adults?
grownups give each other presents
they had misbehaved
Pa had asked him not to
they forgot to leave Santa cookies
What did Ma make for Christmas breakfast for each of the children?
large waffles
scrambled egg
pancake man
jelly donuts
True and False: The parents did not say a word at the table because they knew that parents should be seen and not heard.