Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 7 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What was Mary and Laura's chore every morning?
to feed and water Spot
to milk Spot
to take Spot to meet Johnny with the other cattle
to take Jack to meet Johnny with the cattle
Why did Bright and Pete go with Spot and the others?
Pa bought horses to use in the field instead
Pa was working for Nelson, so they had no work
Johnny bought them from Pa
What happened when Laura sent Spot, Pete, and Bright into the stable?
Pete ran the other way
Ma called her back to the house
Bright ran the other way
Johnny helped her shut the door
What did Pete do to the roof?
ate the grass and leaves
crushed it
stepped through it
ran back and forth across it
What did Laura think was going to happen?
Pete would kick Mary
Pete would run to the creek
Pete would fall on Ma and Carrie
Pete would return to the pasture
What did Ma do about the hole in the ceiling?
nailed a board over it
stuffed it with grass
made mud to patch it up
filled it with sticks
What happened to the roof the next morning?
the cattle ran across it again
Mary and Laura played up on top
the whole thing came crashing down
Pa repaired the hole
What is something that Pa and Laura did not do to rebuild the roof?
put clean grass over the willows
cut sod to lay over the grass
wedge fresh willow boughs in place
purchased lumber and nails
True and False: Mary helped Pa and Laura stomp down the sod.