Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 20 of Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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As the days were growing short and gray, what does Pa do every day?
plant the fields
work with the horses
cut down trees
hunt and trap
What is NOT a game that Laura and Mary play with Carrie?
Cat's Cradle
20 Questions
Hide the Thimble
Patty Cake
The thick bean porridge never lasted _____ days. They always ate it up before that.
ten
nine
five
three
What woke everyone up?
a lone wolf
a fire in the kitchen
a terrible scream
an angry Indian
Where did Pa think the scream was coming from?
Independence
Scott's house
Edward's house
Indian Village
True and False: As Pa left, Laura noticed that it was very light outside. When she asked Ma about it, Ma said it was going to storm.
false
true
True and False: No one went back to sleep. While they were waiting for Pa to return, they heart another scream. This time it sounded really close.
true
false
Who pounded on the door, telling Ma to let him in?
Pa
Mr. Edwards
Mr. Scott
an Indian
Pa had found out where the scream was coming from. What was it?
a woman
Mr. Scott
a wolf
a panther
True and False: Pa said that he felt foolish because he had gotten dressed and walked two miles in the middle of the night.
true
false
Where did Pa see the panther?
in the shed
on the roof
in a tree top
at Mr. Scott's
Pa urged Mary and Laura to stay inside. What was he going to do when daylight came?
shoot the panther
catch the panther to tame it
tell the neighbors about the panther
chase the panther off
When Pa went looking for the panther, what did he find instead?
a family of deer
hide and bones of an antelope
hide and bones of a wolf
a bear
Finally, Pa met an Indian in the woods. Even though they could not talk with words, what did the Indian tell Pa?