Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 20 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What did Laura and Mary wear to school?
their play dresses
shorts and a t-shirt
new dresses Ma had made
their Sunday dresses
What did Ma do to the girls' hair?
she brushed their hair long and smooth
She wrapped their hair into buns
she curled their hair
she braided their hair tightly
What did the girls wear on their heads?
head bands to hold back their bangs
their freshly-washed sunbonnets
their Sunday-ribbons
stocking caps
Ma sent her own schoolbooks to school with the girls. Which of the following was NOT one of those books?
a reader
a Bible
a speller
a 'rithmetic
Ma made up a little tin pail with their lunch covered with a clean cloth. Who carried the lunch pail?
Carrie
Mary
Laura
Ma
Who tried to follow the girls to school, but stopped by the creek to watch them continue?
Carrie
Jack
Ma
Pa
True and False: Ma, Carrie, and Jack watched the girls until they were out of sight.
false
true
True and False: Pa told the girls that town was two and a half miles away. They would know they were in town when they saw the houses.
true
false
On the way to school, the girls passed some stores and a blacksmith shop. How many stores did they pass in all?
two
six
three
five
Right before reaching the school, the girls passed a building that had piles of boards and shingles. What was this place?
construction company
lumber-yard
general store
blacksmith shop
What did the girls see beyond the edge of the school yard?
hotel
large houses
more stores
prairie
What happened as the girls approached the schoolyard full of kids?
the kids ignored them and continued to play
the kids ran inside the building
the kids threw a ball at the girls
the kids stopped to look at them
True and False: Laura told the kids that they had sounded just like a flock of prairie chickens.
false
true
Why did Laura feel the need to hide her legs?
the town girls' dresses were shorter than hers
her legs were dirty from the dusty road
the town girls all wore pants
the town girls' dresses were longer than hers
When the boys started shouting and making fun of Mary and Laura, who stopped them?
Sandy Kennedy
Christy Kennedy
Eva Beadle
Nellie Oleson
Who is NOT one of Christy's siblings?
Nettie
Cassie
Sandy
Donald
Nellie
True and False: Christy told the girls that they must have walked by her house. Her house is right before you come to Oleson's store and the blacksmith shop.
true
false
Who is their teacher?
Mr. Sandy Kennedy
Miss Eva Beadle
Miss Nellie Oleson
Mr. Willie Oleson
What does Nellie Oleson call Mary and Laura?
stupid
snipes
poor girls
country girls
Miss Beadle asks the girls to come inside. What will she do?
assign them textbooks
write their names in her book
ask them some questions
assign them desks
True and False: The school was full of long benches that had backs and two shelves stuck out of the backs over the benches behind them.
true
false
The girls had never been to school before. They did not know what the smooth boards painted black with a trough underneath was, but you do. What was it?
chalkboard
signs
SMART board
white board
Miss Beadle tells Laura that she will start at the beginning, but Mary will be farther along. What does she ask them if they have?
a pencil
a lunch pail
a slate
a reader
Later on, Laura found out what the ruler was for. What was it for?
to draw straight lines
to point to things on the board
to measure lines
to punish students who whispered or fidgeted
How many of the students were in Laura's class?
all ten of the students
no one, she was in a class by herself
three students
five students
How much did Laura read before lunch on the first day?
one whole story
two whole paragraphs
the whole alphabet
the whole first row of the speller
Everyone else went home to dinner, but Laura and Mary ate their dinner under the shade tree. How did they spend their lunch time?