Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 3 of Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What did Pa do with Pet and Patty when he unleashed them?
put them on their picket-lines
let them graze behind the wagon
tied them to a tree
tied them to the wagon
Why did Pa remove all the grass from the area before building a fire?
he didn't want Pet and Patty getting too close
he wanted to make the beds close to the fire
a prairie fire could destroy the whole country
What did Pa use to put in the center of the fire?
an old shirt
buffalo chips
paper
dry grass
Ma greased the bake-oven with pork-rind before placing the _____ cakes in it.
cornmeal
chocolate
hamburger
oatmeal
What did Ma fry in the iron spider?
chicken
hamburgers
beef steaks
fat salt pork
True and False: The family used wooden plates and silverware to eat their dinner.
false
true
What is NOT a reason that Pa thought they might stay here?
good land
plenty of neighbors
plenty of game
timber in the bottoms
The family became very quiet when they heard a sound in the distance. Pa went to check it out. What did he think it was?
wolves
snakes
neighbors
owls
What were the green lights that Laura saw beyond the firelight?
lanterns
wolves
more fires
eyes
Who came out of the darkness into their firelight?
Mr. Edwards
Pa
a wolf
Jack
Everyone was very excited that Jack was back except Ma. Why was Ma upset?
Jack was injured
they had woken up Baby Carrie
Ma had been asleep
Jack got the children all dirty
What is NOT a noise that the children heard while they were drifting off to sleep?
crickets
wolves
owls
Pet and Patty eating corn
What surprised Laura when she looked up at the sky?