Little House in the Big Woods

What did Ma do to the straws that she soaked in water?
1. she braided them to make a small mat
2. she wove a new basket
3. she burned them in the fire
4. she braided them into a long rope
True and False:
Ma used the straw braids to make a new hats for everyone.
1. true
2. false
One morning, bright colors appeared among the green leaves of the woods. According to Laura, who brought them as he passed by the night before?
1. Uncle Henry
2. Jack Frost
3. Father Time
4. Grandpa
Fill in the Blank:
"Everyone was busy now, for all the garden vegetables must be _____ away."
1. thrown
2. stored
3. given
4. hauled
True and False:
Ma never let them play with their food. Even making pretty shapes with their pumpkin was not allowed.
1. false
2. true
During Harvest time, what did they often have for supper.
1. hulled corn and milk
2. bread and water
3. fresh butter and muffins
4. smoked ham and potatoes
How many horses did it take to bring the machine up the road to the big woods?
1. six
2. four
3. two
4. three
What did Pa call the men that came with the machines?
1. migrants
2. threshers
3. laborers
4. farmhands
What was the big machine called? What was the little machine called?
1. separator, horsepower
2. combine, separator
3. harvester, horsepower
4. tractor, tumbler
Fill in the Blank:
This was a(n) _____ machine. It had eight horses hitched to it to make it run.
1. sixteen-horsepowered
2. motorized
3. horse-operated
4. eight-horsepowered
What was the job of the little machine?
1. to harvest the fields
2. to turn the tumbling rod and operate the big machine
3. to thresh the wheat
4. to keep the horses in shape
What was the job of the big machine?
1. to grind up the wheat into meal
2. to turn the tumbling rod and operate the big machine
3. to keep the horses in shape
4. to separate the wheat from the straw
True and False:
Even with all of the men working as fast as they could, they could barely keep up with the machines.
1. false
2. true
What was the job of the man sitting on the little machine?
1. to collect the wheat in large barrels
2. to turn the tumbling rod
3. to manage everyone else
4. to keep the horses moving
What was Ma doing while all the men were in the fields?
1. caring for Baby Carrie, who was ill
2. doing the daily chores
3. collecting more wheat
4. preparing dinner for everyone
Fill in the Blank:
Ma supposed that johnny-cakes were named after the Johnny Rebs, who were the _____ soldiers.
1. Indian
2. Southern
3. Western
4. Northern
How did Pa pay the men before they moved onto the next farm?
1. sacks of wheat
2. room and board
3. animal furs
4. cash money
How long would it have taken Henry, Peterson, and Pa to do the work that the machines did that day?
1. a couple of weeks
2. a few hours
3. a month
4. two days
Fill in the Blank:
Pa said, "Other folks can stick to old-fashioned ways if they want to, but I'm all for _____. It's a great age we're living in."
1. machines
2. horsepower
3. progress
4. techonology