Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 7 of Little House on the Prairie 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.
How long did it take Pa and Mr. Edwards to build the whole stable, roof and all?
three days
one day
two hours
one week
What did Laura find when Pa removed the posts from the door of the stable the next morning?
a raccoon
a wolf
the horses were gone
a long-legged, long-eared colt
What did they name the new addition to the family?
Bunny
Carrie's Pet
Jack Rabbit
Patterson
Pa rode out on Sunday to see what he could see. Why did Pa ride Patty so hard on the way back?
a grizzly bear was chasing him
he thought the Indians had seen him
a snake had scared Patty
Patty was running from the wolves
How many wolves did Pa think there were?
twenty
fifty
one hundred
thirty-five
What did Pa see less than three miles away?
a large family with several children
a man and his wife
two bachelors sharing a farm
Mr. Edwards's homestead
True and False: Mr. and Mrs. Scott were building a house on the High Prairie.
true
false
Pa found a family with five children camped in the creek bottoms. What was wrong with them?
they ran out of supplies
the father had broken his leg
their wagon broken and needed repairs
they were sick with fever 'n' ague
True and False: Pa brought the ailing family up to the High Prairie so that they could get plenty of good air.
true
false
True and False: Pa said the wolves ran right alongside Patty and him like they were there to stay.
false
true
True and False: Pa was never scared of those wolves. They acted like a bunch of friendly dogs and Pa stopped to pet them.
false
true
Why was Laura so worried after Ma put her, Mary, and Carrie to bed?
Carrie seemed to be getting sick
she could no longer hear Pa and Ma talking
she could hear the wolves coming closer
Ma and Pa were still outside by the fire
Even though the house was safe, it did not feel safe tonight. Why?
Pa's gun was not over the quilt door
Pa had told them that the house was no longer safe
Laura could hear Bunny crying from the stable
Jack would not come inside the house
What was Pa doing when Laura woke up in the middle of the night?
chasing off the wolves
checking on the horses
calling for Jack to come back
standing at the window with his gun
When Pa coaxed Laura to come to the window, what did she see right outside?
a half-circle of wolves sitting and watching the house
a prairie fire coming their way
Mr. Edwards riding in on a donkey
Mr. & Mrs. Scott sitting by the campfire
True and False: Pa said that the wolves were in a ring all the way around the house.
true
false
What did Pa and Jack do long after he sent Laura back to bed?
howled with the wolves outside
pace back and forth in front of the door and windows