Farmer Boy

Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 1 of Farmer Boy 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.

There were 4 Wilder children: Alice, Almanzo, Eliza Jane, and Royal. Follow this link to match up the children with their ages at the beginning of the story. Remember your score before you close that window to return to this question. Then, choose the range that your score fits into.
Wilder Children
1. 76-100
2. 51-75
3. 26-50
4. 0
Where had the children's clothing came from
1. bought at the store in New York City
2. made from wool from their father's sheep
3. made from deerskin
4. made from cotton grown in their father's fields
How far did Almanzo and his siblings have to walk to school each morning?
1. 2 and a half miles
2. one and a half miles through the riverbed
3. one and a half miles
4. five and a half miles up a hill
What was the name of their teacher?
1. Mr. Corse
2. Mr. Wilder
3. Mrs. Corse
4. Mrs. Harris
What was the teacher like?
1. gentle and patient
2. kind and studious
3. mean and stingy
4. abusive and stern
True and False:
Their teacher was scheduled to stay at the Wilder house for two weeks.
1. true
2. false
True and False:
All of the children had to sit by ages in alphabetical order. The big stove was right in the middle.
1. false
2. true
At recess, the girls got to go outside and play first. Then, when they came in, the boys went out to play. How long did each group have to play?
1. 1 hour
2. 20 minutes
3. 5 minutes
4. 15 minutes
The Wilder children shared a lunch pail. Which is NOT something that was in their lunch pail?
1. doughnuts and apples
2. peanut butter sandwiches
3. apple-turnovers
4. bread-and-butter and sausage