Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 18 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.
True and False: The Indians came riding along the path. They all stopped to wave at Mary and Laura as they passed by the house.
false
true
True and False: Pa said he wouldn't have built the little house so close if he had known that it was right alongside a trail that was still used.
true
false
True and False: When an Indian came inside the little house, he sat by the fire and he and Pa talked about the coming winter.
false
true
True and False: After eating dinner and smoking a pipe alongside Pa, the Indian sat for a while longer and then got up to leave quietly.
true
false
Pa said he that he thought the Indian must be from the _____ tribe.
Osage
Cheyenne
Sioux
Crow
What language did he think the Indian spoke?
Spanish
Indian
German
French
Pa assured Ma that the Indians did not intend to hurt them. He said as long as they treat them well and _____, there wouldn't be any problems.
watch Jack
keep to themselves
watch the horses
don't go near the camp
What did the Indian do the next morning when Pa saw him on the Indian trail with Jack standing in front of him?
pointed his gun at Jack
pointed his bow and arrow at Jack
climbed down to pet Jack
took Jack's leash and pulled him out of the way
What did Pa do with Jack after the Indian went on his way?
chained him up
gave him to the Indians
kept him in the house
locked him in the stable
Horse thieves were in the area. Whose horses had they stolen?
the Indians'
Pa's
Mr. Scott's
Mr. Edward's
How did Pa catch beavers, muskrats, and minks so that he could collect their fur?
using traps
using a bow and arrow
using his gun
What would Pa do with the furs he collected?
trade them in Independence
sell them to Indians
use them to trap bigger animals for food
make blankets and coats for the family
What is NOT something that the two Indians took when they came to the house while Pa was gone?
tobacco-pouch
bundle of furs
cornbread
Pa's gun
Which of the things did the Indians end up leaving behind?
the kitchen chairs
the furs
Jack
the gun
True and False: Ma and the girls were very scared when the Indians came inside the house. When the left, Ma said that she was glad they hadn't taken the seeds and the plow.
false
true
Ma said the Indians went west. Pa said the _____ made them go.
cold weather
lack of food
government
settlers
Pa said that the Ingalls had gotten the best land. Why?