Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 31 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.

1. True and False:
   It was a hard winter with lots and lots of snow.

   
   
   Check Answer
   1.   ?    true
   2.   ?    false

2. Fill in the Blank:
   Pa spent the day haulling logs and chopping them into _____ for the stove.

   1.   ?    sawdust
   2.   ?    wood
   3.   ?    blocks
   4.   ?    chips

3. What did Pa do along the creek banks?

   1.   ?    set traps for muskrat, otter, and mink
   2.   ?    set traps for deer, bear, and wolves
   3.   ?    dug up fisheggs
   4.   ?    gathered sand for the girls to play with

4. True and False:
   Each morning, Mary and Laura worked their sums on the slate and studied their books.

   
   
   Check Answer
   1.   ?    true
   2.   ?    false

5. What compliment did Reverend Alden give to Laura?

   
   
   Check Answer
   1.   ?    "What a pretty new dress, Laura!"
   2.   ?    "How pretty your hair looks today, Laura!"
   3.   ?    "What a pretty new apron you have, Laura!"
   4.   ?    "I love your new shoes, Laura!"

6. One afternoon, Ma told them that they would not have lessons. Why?

   
   
   Check Answer
   1.   ?    it was Thanksgiving
   2.   ?    their grandparents are coming for a visit
   3.   ?    they must get ready to go to town
   4.   ?    Ma was ill

7. Why did Ma heat water in the middle of the week?

   1.   ?    to make soap
   2.   ?    to finish laundry
   3.   ?    to boil vegetables
   4.   ?    for baths

8. What did they hear as they were driving along?

   1.   ?    birds chirping
   2.   ?    two clear notes
   3.   ?    singing
   4.   ?    a herd of buffalo

9. What did Pa say that noise was?

   1.   ?    the new churchbell
   2.   ?    a storm alert
   3.   ?    a fire alarm
   4.   ?    the new church organ

10. What did Pa do while they waited in the cold?

    1.   ?    feeding the livestock
    2.   ?    greeting the townspeople
    3.   ?    covering Sam and David with blankets
    4.   ?    walking to the store

11. What was standing in front the the benches?

    1.   ?    the new churchbell
    2.   ?    the new piano
    3.   ?    a tree
    4.   ?    Reverend Alden

12. What was NOT a color of the packages that hung from the branches?

    1.   ?    pink
    2.   ?    blue
    3.   ?    yellow
    4.   ?    red

13. What was looped around the tree?

    1.   ?    ropes
    2.   ?    strings of lace
    3.   ?    strings of popcorn
    4.   ?    tinsel

14. True and False:
    Ma told the girls this was a Christmas tree.

    
    
    Check Answer
    1.   ?    true
    2.   ?    false

15. True and False:
    The girls new is was Christmas because of the snow they had been seeing.

    
    
    Check Answer
    1.   ?    false
    2.   ?    true

16. What were Mr. Tower and Mr. Beadle doing as they removed things off the tree?

    1.   ?    singing a hymn
    2.   ?    reading names
    3.   ?    clapping hands
    4.   ?    lighting candles

17. Fill in the Blank:
    "Everything on that tree was a _____ _____ for somebody!"

    1.   ?    Birthday present
    2.   ?    small fruit
    3.   ?    Christmas present
    4.   ?    sweet treat

18. Everyone received presents from the Christmas tree. Follow this link to match each family member with their present. Remember your score before you close that window to return to this question. Then, choose the range that your score fits into.
    

    Picking Plums
    1.   ?    26-50
    2.   ?    76-100
    3.   ?    51-75
    4.   ?    0

19. What else did Mary get from Mrs. Tower?

    1.   ?    a new apron
    2.   ?    a storybook
    3.   ?    a new slate
    4.   ?    a booklet with Bible pictures

20. What other present did Carrie receive?

    1.   ?    a china doll with a blue dress
    2.   ?    a picture storybook
    3.   ?    a brown-spotted white china doll
    4.   ?    a small Bible

21. What other present did Laura receive from Miss Beadle?

    1.   ?    a china doll with a pink dress
    2.   ?    a new apron
    3.   ?    a Bible storybook
    4.   ?    a china jewel-box

22. What did Mrs. Tower hand to Laura?

    1.   ?    a fur cape and muff
    2.   ?    a china doll
    3.   ?    a china jewel-box
    4.   ?    red mittens

23. What did Laura notice that Mary was wearing?

    1.   ?    a new dress
    2.   ?    a fur coat and muff
    3.   ?    a new bonnet
    4.   ?    a new dark-blue coat

24. Where had all of these gifts come from?

    1.   ?    Mr. Olsen
    2.   ?    Reverend Alden's church back east
    3.   ?    Miss Beadle
    4.   ?    Ma and Pa

25. What message did Laura ask Reverend Alden to deliver to those church people?

    1.   ?    a letter written by Mary and Laura
    2.   ?    "I love my gifts"
    3.   ?    "Please send more gifts"
    4.   ?    "Thank You"

26. True and False:
    Laura was jealous of Nellie. Nellie's coat and muff were prettier than Laura's

    
    
    Check Answer
    1.   ?    false
    2.   ?    true