Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 15 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.
Laura was excited. They _____ were ripe and she went with Ma to pick them on hot afternoons.
blackberries
blueberries
strawberries
apples
Why was Laura's mouth just as purple as her fingers?
she ate as much as she picked
she fell into the bushes
she had a strange illness
she got into the paints
What did Ma do with the pail full of berries that they brought home each day?
baked pies and cakes
made preserves
fed them to the animals
spread them in the sun to dry
They would have plenty of berries for the winter. How did they plan to use them?
add them to stew
eat them whole
spread them on bread
bake pies with them
Why did Mary stay home with Carrie while Ma and Laura went picking?
she is allergic to berries
she is too young to help out
she hated to pick berries
she is older and Ma needed her to babysit
True and False: On windy nights, Pa kept piles of damp grass burning to keep the mosquitoes away. No mosquitoes ever got near the house.
false
true
True and False: Laura didn't feel well. She was cold, even in all the sunshine. She could not manage to warm herself up. She ached all over.
false
true
Laura and Mary did not argue when Ma sent them to bed, even if it was daytime. Laura was so hot that everything seemed _____.
cold
wavering
bright
dark
What did Mary do that made Laura cry because she was cold?
stole all the covers
pushed Laura out of bed
threw the covers off
poured water on them
True and False: Even Pa and Ma were sick. Ma told Pa to go to bed. Pa told her that Ma was sicker than he was.
true
false
What happened when Laura tried to get out of bed?
she hugged Jack because he was sick too
she fell down
Mary cried because she was cold
she felt much better
Who did Laura need to get water for?
Pa
Ma
Mary
Baby Carrie
True and False: Someone gave Laura something to swallow. it was so bitter that she tried to turn her head away.
true
false
Who was caring for the family when Laura woke up?
Mr. Edwards
Mrs. Scott
Indians
Mr. Scott
A man with dark skin came to check on them. Laura remembered that he had given her something to drink when she was sick. Who was he?
Mrs. Scott's brother
Dr. Tan
Mr. Scott
a neighbor
Mrs. Scott said that all of the settlers in the area had _____. She had been going from house to house taking care of all.
yellow fever
typhus
fever 'n' ague
cholera
Dr. Tan had found the Ingalls family while he was on his way to Independence to work with the _____.
soldiers
Indians
settlers
cowboys
What did Mrs. Scott say had caused all the sickness?
mosquitoes
watermelons
blackberries
fish
True and False: When Ma got up, she offered to go with Mrs. Scott to care for all of the neighbors who were still sick.
false
true
What did Pa do since he wasn't able to work?
made Jack a dog house
make Ma a rocking-chair
laid in bed, too sick to move
made the girls a toy train
As soon as he was able to ride Patty, Pa rode away without telling anyone where he was going. What did he bring back?
presents for all
strawberries
watermelon
fishing pole
Pa said that watermelons didn't cause fever 'n' ague. What did he say causes it?
creek water
breathing night air
mosquitoes
gas from underground
True and False: Ma wouldn't eat the watermelon. She wouldn't let the girls eat it either. Pa ate the whole watermelon by himself.
false
true
Fever 'n' ague is really _____, and _____ spread the disease to people.