Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 25 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What does Pa say they will do if the good weather keeps coming?
harvest tomorrow
go to visit the Big Woods
go to town on Saturday
harvest next week
Pa told Ma about the wonderful crop they would harvest. How many bushels of wheat will they get from one acre?
one
forty
ten
sixty
What was happening to the sunshine?
something was making it dim
it caused the creek to dry up
the clouds covered it
it caused a fire in the fields
Something hit Laura in the head, what was it?
a rock
a mosquito
a tree branch
a grasshopper
Fill in the Blank: The grasshoppers kept falling, like _____.
hail
leaves
rain
snow
Fill in the Blank: "The _____ was grasshoppers. Their bodies hid the sun and made darkness."
pod
hail
storm
cloud
What were the grasshoppers doing to Laura?
clinging to her skin and dress
getting caught in her hair
biting her on the arms
eating away at her dress
What was Ma doing in the house?
sweeping up the grasshoppers
shutting all of the windows
washing clothes
cooking dinner
True and False: Pa almost forgot about the corn. He dashed out of the house to check on the corn fields.
false
true
What did Pa pitch into the wagon?
dirty hay from the manure-pile
piles of cornstalks
stacks of wheat stalks
clean hay from the haystack
What did Pa do as he drove the wagon around the field?
threw out piles of hay
cut down the wheat stalks
cut down the cornstalks
swatted away the grasshoppers
True and False: Ma started a fire. Then, she light the piles of hay that Pa left behind.
true
false
True and False: Ma took off her clothes in the barn. She had to kill all of the grasshoppers that were in her clothing.
true
false
Who was eating as many grasshoppers as they could?
the chickens
the cattle
the horses
Laura
True and False: In the garden, the grasshoppers ate all of the potatoes, carrots, beats, and beans.
true
false
Why did Laura have to put on her stockings, shoes, and a shawl?
to go feed the horses
to take a message to Mr. Nelson
to go get Spot
to help save the garden
True and False: Ma came out in Pa's winter coat to do the milking.
false
true
How did Ma get the grasshoppers out of the milk?
she ran the milk through a cheesecloth
she grabbed them out with her hands
Laura used a stick to fish them out
she skimmed them out with a tin cup
What did they do with the grasshoppers that they found inside the house?
put them all in a potato sack
threw them into the stove
shoveled them outside
collected them to dump in the creek
What did Pa drink before returning to the field with more hay?
a glass of lemonade
a long swig of water
a cup of tea
a glass of milk
How long did Pa work to keep the smoke over the fields?
all week long
an hour or two
all day long until supper
all night and through breakfast
True and False: Pa was sure their hard work would save most of the wheat field. He had defeated the grasshoppers.
F
false
true
T
What did Laura remember when Pa was telling them not to worry about the crops?
they would not make it to church this week
the new house wasn't paid for
Pa was going to buy her a pony
Pa had promised to buy Ma a buggy
Where did Pa go to sleep?
on the table
in the fields
in his bed
on the floor
True and False: The rabbits and birds were all gone. Whatever was left, was eating grasshoppers.
true
false
Pa, Laura, and Mary walked to Sunday School. Why did Ma and Carrie stay home?
Ma could not walk that far
Ma's Sunday dress was ruined
Carrie was sick
the sun was hot and bright
What was all over their best Sunday dresses?
grasshopper blood
little holes
tobacco-juice
little burns from the fire
Many folks were moving back East after the grasshoppers came through. Who did Mary and Laura have to say good-by to?
Sam and David
Christy and Cassie
Ma and Pa
Nellie and Willie
Why couldn't Mary and Laura go to school anymore?
The school shut down when Mrs. Beadle left.
They had to save their shoes for winter.
Pa and Ma needed their help at home.
They had to save their best dresses for Sundays.
Pa began to plow to fields to prepare for next year's crop. Where did he get the plow?
Mr. Oleson let Pa buy a plow on credit.
He used what little money he had left to buy a plow from Mr. Oleson.
He used the old plow that Mr. Hanson had left behind.
He worked for Mr. Nelson and then used Mr. Nelson's plow.