Little House in the Big Woods

Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 13 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 is the purpose of a deer-lick?
1. attract deer for hunters
2. home for deer
3. feed deer in the winter
True and False:
Mary and Laura were very surprised to find that there was no deer hanging in the trees when they woke up.
1. false
2. true
What did Pa spend the day doing?
1. tracking a deer through the woods
2. building a smoke house to preserve the deer meat
3. banking the house and barn with leaves and straw
4. butchering the deer he had found
True and False:
Pa stayed up all night in the woods waiting for a deer to show up.
1. true
2. false
Why couldn't Pa kill the deer that he saw in the moonlight?
1. Pa fell asleep and did not wake up until morning
2. the deer looked too strong, free, and wild
3. Pa saw a baby deer waiting for it in the timber
4. the deer was too small to kill
Why couldn't Pa kill the bear that he saw in the moonlight?
1. the bear ran too fast for Pa to get his sight on it
2. Pa saw a bear cub waiting for it in the timber
3. Pa was too interested in watching the bear
4. Pa fell asleep and did not wake up until morning
Why couldn't Pa kill the doe and yearling that he saw in the moonlight?
1. Pa fell asleep and did not wake up until morning
2. he watched them look at each other with wide shining eyes
3. Pa saw a buck waiting for them in the timber
4. the yearling ran too fast for Pa to get his sight on it
Fill in the Blank:
Laura told her Pa, "I'm _____ you didn't shoot them!"
1. sad
2. glad
3. angry
4. disappointed
What songs did Pa play on his fiddle that night? (choose 2)
1. "Auld Lang Syne"
2. "Pop! Goes the Weasel"
3. "Oh, Susanna"
4. "Camptown Races"
True and False:
Laura was sad that now was now. She worried that it would be forgotten.
1. false
2. true