Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 9 of Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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When Pa had Patty and Pet hitched to the wagon, what did he do next?
asked Mary and Laura if they wanted to go
told Ma he would be back by sundown
went to pick up Mr. Edwards
took Ma with him and left Mary to babysit
What were Pa, Mary, and Laura looking for?
the Indian camps
rocks to build a fireplace
the ailing family that Pa had met
deer to hunt
Pa said they could go wading in the shallow water as long as they did not let the water get higher than their _____.
knees
skirts
heads
ankles
What happened when Laura tried to catch a minnow?
her dress got wet
she caught a frog instead
she lost her balance and fell
she pushed Mary in the water
When they returned home, what did Pa do next?
mixed clay and water
dug a deep trench for the fireplace
used string to tie the rocks together
piled the rocks as high as the house
What had Pa do with the thick mud that he made?
heated the mud to harden it
mixed the rocks in it
spread it out over the ground for form a foundation
placed each layer of rock and spread mud all around each
How high did Pa build the rock wall, before adding a log up against the house?
to Laura's chin
all the way to the roof
past Ma's head
as tall as Pa
True and False: As Pa built the chimney higher and higher, he made it bigger and bigger.
true
false
What had Pa used to slick down his hair when he was courting Ma?
bear grease
water
buffalo grease
tree sap
What did Pa do after finishing the chimney with sticks and mud?
built a fire to dry and harden the mud
went in the house and cut a hole in the wall
climbed inside the chimney to put a hole inside
built a fire in the new fireplace
How big was the hole for the fireplace?
large enough for Ma to walk into
as small as the washtub
big enough for the girls to sit in
big enough for Jack to sleep in
After Pa built a mantel-shelf over the top of the fireplace, what did Ma put right in the middle?
her china woman
Pa's gun
a family portrait
a vase of flowers
When Ma built a little fire in the new fireplace, what did she make for their first meal inside the house?
biscuits and gravy
fried catfish
roasted prairie hen
roasted venison
Pa had made a table from two slabs of oak stuck out from a crack in the wall. What did they use for chairs?