Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 9 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 did Laura beg to do as soon as the days were warm?
play outside
run barefoot
climb trees
go swimming
What did the girls have to do every night before going to bed?
wash their feet
clean their room
wash their dresses
wash their hair
Was the swing hanging from Mary's tree or Laura's tree?
neither one, it was hanging from the barn rafters
Laura's tree
Mary's tree
they both had a swing in their tree
True and False: Mary and Laura had cracked dishes to play with.
true
false
When will Pa go hunting again?
when Grandpa comes to visit
when the baby animals arrive
this week
when the wild animals have grown up
Why did Mary and Laura have to take a bath in the middle of the week?
they always take a bath in the middle of the week
they had played in the mud
they were going to town
they had been swimming in the creek
Fill in the Blank: Ma combed their hair and set it so that in the morning, it would be full of _____.
braids
tangles
curls
hair pins
What did Laura think was wrong about her hair?
it was too curly
it was blond
it was shorter than Mary's
it was brown
How far away was town, and what was it called?
10 miles, Walnut Grove
7 miles, Walnut Grove
10 miles, Pepin
7 miles, Pepin
True and False: Laura thought it was a very small town, it was smaller than any she had ever seen.
true
false
Fill in the Blank: "Laura could have looked for _____ and not seen all the things that were in that store."
weeks
years
minutes
days
What did Ma purchase at the store?
new dishes for the kitchen
a broom and mop
sugar and flower
new fabric for clothing and sheets
What did Pa purchase for himself?
galluses and tobacco
gun powder and a saddle
a new plow
a new gun
True and False: The storekeeper gave Mary and Laura each a piece of candy. Mary remembered to say thank you.
false
true
What did Mary and Laura pick up along the lake shore?
pebbles
shells
fish
worms
What happened when Pa lifted Laura up into the wagon?