Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 16 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.
What did the horses and cow eat all winter long?
wild grass
straw
grains
hay
How far must Pet and Patty pull the wagon to get to town?
5 miles a day, for 2 days
20 miles a day, for 2 days
20 miles a day, for 4 days
10 miles a day, for 3 days
What is NOT something that Pa did to prepare for his trip to town?
plant the fields
cut and stack the winter's firewood
stack the small stack of hay
hunt for meat
How did they know that Pa had found meat?
they saw animals on his saddle
all the animals in the area started crying
they heard him shout
they heard the shot echo
What did they hear while Ma was singing to Baby Carrie?
Laura and Mary fighting
Mr. Edwards calling from outside
Pa ride up on a horse
crackling in the chimney
What was wrong with the chimney?
water was pouring down it
it started falling down
it was on fire
it was full of birds
True and False: Laura stuck a long stick up the chimney and burning sticks fell all around.
false
true
One burning stick rolled underneath _____ skirts.
Baby Carrie's
Laura's
Ma's
Mary's
True and False: Mary and Carrie were sitting in the rocking chair. Ma came and pulled the chair back away from the fire.
true
false
True and False: Laura picked up a burning stick and threw it into the fireplace. She threw it quick enough that she didn't even get burned.
false
true
Who threw a pail of water on the fire to put it out?
Ma
Mr. Edwards
Pa
Mary
When Pa got home and found the fire out, he said he would rebuild the chimney. What would he use this time?
more stones
green sticks and fresh clay
clay and straw
water-logged wood from the creek
Pa had seen hundreds of fat ducks on his way. How many did he bring home?
ten
four
five
three
What did he tell Ma to do with the feathers from all the birds he will shoot?
make feather pillows
make stuffed toys for each of the girls
make a feather boa
make a featherbed
He had also found the spot where a flock of wild _____ roosted.
boar
turkeys
ducks
geese
Pa needed to go town to replace the nails he had borrowed from Mr. Edwards. He also needed to pay back Mr. Scott, what had Pa borrowed from him?
bullets
tobacco
grain
flour
Ma has a grocery list for him. What does she need? (choose 4)
True and False: Ma would like for Pa to mail a letter for her. She wants to write to their family in Wisconsin.
true
false
True and False: Pa would need to stay up late tonight. He would get a late start in the morning.