Chapters 1 - 3
What is the setting of this story?
The Big Woods of Wisconsin.
A rag doll.
What is a sugar snow?
A late snow that makes the sap run longer in a tree.
What happened to Charley in the field?
He was stung by yellow jackets.
How do Laura and her family like to spend their evenings?
Telling stories, doing simple chores, and sometimes listening to Pa play the fiddle.
How does the Ingalls' family prepare for winter?
Laura's family prepares for winter by storing lots of food that will last them all winter.
Where did Pa get the bullets for his gun?
He made them.
What two things can Pa and Ma make using the sap from the trees?
Maple sugar and syrup.
Why must Pa and Uncle Henry cover up the harvested oats before the sun goes down?
The dew on the ground can ruin the oats.
Who visits Laura and her family for Christmas?
Uncle Peter, Aunt Eliza, and Laura’s cousins.
What scared Pa in the woods when he was a young boy?
A hoot owl.
Why are Sundays so hard on children?
Sunday is the Sabbath and you must rest.
Who was better at jigging at the dance at Grandpa's?
Grandma
How is the wonderful machine powered?
By 8 horses.
After working hard in the summertime, what is Pa too tired to do?
Tell stories and play his fiddle.
What made Laura feel safe when she heard the wolves in the woods?
Laura feels safe because she has her Pa and Jack to protect her.
What does Pa take to town to trade?
Furs
What is the name of the town that Laura visits with her family?
Pepin
How did Pa and Uncle Henry pay the men who used their machine?
They gave them sacks of grain.
Why doesn’t Pa shoot any of the animals he sees in
Chapter 13?
He thinks they are beautiful and just watches them instead.
When Laura Ingalls wrote this story, how how many years ago did she write it?
Sixty years ago.
What do Laura and Ma discover when they go out to milk the cow in Chapter 6?
A bear in the yard around the barn.
How does MARY act when they go to the store in town?
Mary is very polite and shows her manners.
How did Ma and Aunt Polly help treat Charley's yellow jacket stings?
They covered him in mud and wrapped him in a sheet.
How old was Laura at the end of the book.
Five years old.