Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 17 of On the Banks of Plum Creek 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.
Fill in the Blank: Ma removed the ashes from the stove in the dugout. She asked Pa if he remembered to get more _____.
stovepipe
glass
silverware
buckets
What did Ma, Laura, and Mary have to cross in order to take things to the new house?
wheat field
waterfall
footbridge
tableland
When Pa gives Ma her surprise, he says not to worry about the expense. What will pay for the new stove?
Sam and David
Spot
oat field
wheat field
What did they do after dinner in the new house?
sat outside while Pa played his fiddle
sat at the table enjoying themselves
everyone helped Ma do the dishes
went to bed early because they were so tired
What had Ma made from worn-out sheets and starched crisp and white?
chair cushions
new aprons
curtains
dish towels
What did Ma use to edge the curtains in the big room?
pink strips from Carrie's torn dress
red strips from Laura's dress
blue strips from Mary's dress
store-bought lace
What did Ma use to edge the curtains in the bedroom?
red strips from Laura's dress
store-bought lace
pink strips from Carrie's torn dress
blue strips from Mary's dress
Ma used the brown wrapping-paper that she had saved to line the shelves behind the stove. What shapes did she show Laura and Mary how to cut out?
circles
paper dolls
stars
hearts
What did Ma use in the corner of the bedroom to make a place to hang clothes?
Pa's extra lumber
clean sheet
her favorite quilt
her old dress
True and False: Ma made another closet up in the attic for Mary and Laura's clothes.
false
true
True and False: Pa made a bracket to hang right by the stove for Ma to set her china shepherdess on.
true
false
True and False: Ma has had the china shepherdess since the Ingalls lived in the Big Woods. It has traveled from the Big Woods, to Indian Territory and to Plum Creek in Minnesota.
true
false
Why did Mary and Laura not have curtains?
they had not decided what colors they wanted
Mary and Laura did not want curtains
Ma didn't have any more sheets
they would buy some in town
What did the girls hang their dresses on when they changed clothes?
a little chair
a metal rod
a nail
a clothes line
What was the one problem with Mary and Laura's room?
Carrie would sleep up there with them
They had nowhere to put their treasures
Jack could not climb the ladder
They had to share
What sound woke Laura up on their first night in the new house?