Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 12 of Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What did Pa build and peg right to the wall in a corner of the house?
a kitchen table
a bedstead
a bathroom
a well
What did Pa build above the bed?
a storage shelf
a cupboard
a clothes rack
a smaller bed
There was no straw on the High Prairie, so what did they use to fill the straw-tick mattress?
leaves
animal furs
old blankets
dry grass
True and False: Pa build a stout cupboard and put a padlock on it so no one could take all the cornmeal.
false
true
Pa had one more thing to do before he would make a trip to town. What was it?
build a fence
dig a well
plant the field
build the children's beds
Pa dug the hole as deep as he could, then he decided that he needed some help. Who did he agree to trade work with?
Mr. Scott
Mr. Edwards
the bachelors
the Indians
Laura loved to play outside and watch Pa and his friend work. What did Mary do instead?
sew on her patchwork quilt
ride Patty around the yard
help Ma with the laundry
play dolls with Carrie
The men were very careful as they dug deeper into the ground. What did they always send down in a bucket before they climbed to the bottom?
gun
shovel
snack
candle
What happened to Mr. Scott when he climbed into the well before first sending down the bucket?
he hit his head
he was bit by a snake
he started coughing
he fainted
Why didn't Ma want Pa to climb down into the well to check on Mr. Scott?
she couldn't pull him back up by herself
she didn't know what Mr. Scott might do to Pa
she wanted Pa to send her down instead
How did Pa get Mr. Scott back out of the well?
carried him out on his shoulders
pushed him up the ladder in front of him
dragged him up by his arms
tied him to the rope and bucket
What had caused Mr. Scott to pass out?
a gas that was deep underground
the bucket hit his head
a snake bit him
he had fallen in head first
True and False: That afternoon, Pa made a little bundle with a piece of cloth and a string. He put some dried grass inside.
false
true
What happened when Pa dropped the bundle down into the well?
it caught on fire
he shot it with his gun
it exploded
the well filled with water
True and False: As hard as Pa tried, he could not get the well to fill with water. He will have to dig another well.