Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 21 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What did Pa give Mary the next morning?
a round silver piece
a silver dollar
a shiny quarter
a copper penny
Which store had Pa told Mary and Laura to go to?
Oleson's store
the General Store
Wal-Mart
Beadle's store
At the store, Mary and Laura saw two tall wooden pails full of _____ candy.
chocolate
Christmas
licorice
hard
What were Willie and Nellie do after Mr. Oleson told them to leave the store?
stuff candy into their mouths
yelling for their mother
stuff candy into their pockets
knocked over a shelf of toys
Mr. Oleson said that they would also need to buy a slate pencil. How much did it cost?
one penny
two quarters
one dime
three nickels
True and False: When Nellie said that the girls did not have a penny, Mr. Oleson grabbed the pencil back from Mary.
true
false
The girls did not want to ask their Pa for more money to buy a slate pencil. Where did they get the money to buy one pencil to share?
Ma loaned them money
the would have to do without a pencil
Mary's Christmas penny
Laura's Christmas penny
True and False: Mary and Laura decided not to return to Mr. Oleson's store to buy the pencil. Instead, they went to Mr. Beadle's store.
true
false
True and False: The longer the students were forced to attend school, the more they disliked it. They hated everything about it.
false
true
True and False: At recess, the boys and girls did not play together. The boys played on one side of the schoolhouse and the girls played on the other.
false
true
What game did Nellie Oleson always insist the girls play?
Simon Says
Ring-around-a-rosy
baseball
Uncle John
What game did Laura suggest that the girls play?
Simon Says
baseball
Ring-around-a-rosy
Uncle John
What did Nellie do when the girls refused to continue playing her game?