On the Banks of Plum Creek True and False

Jack is a dog who has been trotting under the wagon all the way from Indian Territory to Minnesota.

Laura could see a creek when the wagon stopped.

The man standing beside the horses had dark hair and a tan face.

The prairie grasses were not rippling far away to the sky's straight edge.

Pa said, 'This must be the place. It's half a mile up the creek from Nelson's.'

Jack barked when the man suddenly appeared beside the horses.

Pa promised to take Laura and Mary to the hole on a Sunday afternoon

Laura and Mary wore their best clothes to go see the hole

The creek they visited had a wide pool with short grass on one side

The high, almost straight-up wall of earth was called a tableland by Pa

The creek ran twinkling over black gravel into a narrow pool

Ma tied on her sunbonnet before they set out to see the hole

Laura feels completely comfortable with the move out west and expresses her love for cattle to her father.

Ma is not reassured by the safety of their new home, despite Laura's preference for sleeping outdoors.

Laura and Mary never play around the creek, observe the morning-glory flowers, or birds in the morning.

Laura and Mary do not make necklaces from the rushes and bring blue flags to Ma.

The family has no boundary set for the girls not to go upstream beyond the little willow valley.

The text does not provide a detailed description of the natural environment and the activities of Laura and her family living near Plum Creek.

True or false: The dugout has a whitewashed room with a sod-built front wall, ensuring warmth and stability.

True or false: Laura discovers the stovepipe hole and the family prepares the dugout for habitation.

True or false: Pa arrives with a small tin stove and stovepipe for the dugout and plans to build bedsteads from willow poles.

True or false: The family also explores the sod-built stable, housing two oxen named Bright and Pete.

True or false: The narrative brings to life the daily activities and challenges faced by pioneers as they establish new homes in the American frontier.

True or false: The ceiling of the dugout is made of hay, and the house is concealed by grass, making it blend in with the surroundings.

Pa negotiates the trade with Mr. Hanson, exchanging their animals and belongings for his land, crops, and oxen

Laura explores the new land and finds a door in the ground with two dogs guarding it

The family camps on the prairie for the night

Pa explains to Laura that their traded animals, Pet and Patty, will be happier traveling out west

The family packs their belongings and watches their animals being taken away

Laura feels sad about losing their animals, but Pa reassures her about the benefits of the trade

True or false: Laura poked the hornets with a blade of grass, and they stung her.

True or false: Laura's sister, Mary, preferred picking plums over sewing or reading.

True or false: Laura shook the plum trees gently to avoid wasting the green plums.

True or false: Laura's family preferred to settle near Plum Creek due to its abundant natural resources.

True or false: Laura and Mary are left at home to take care of everything while Pa and Ma go to town.

True or false: Ma makes a new dress for Carrie and they leave with Pa to town.

True or false: Laura and Mary play by the creek, and Mary wants Laura to stay in the dugout.

True or false: The cattle start eating the hay-stacks, and Laura and Mary try to drive them away.

True or false: Jack, the dog, helps Laura and Mary try to drive the cattle away.

True or false: Laura and Mary are unable to chase the cattle away from the hay-stacks.

True or false: Laura learns how to shake a plum tree and the different types of plums.

True or false: Laura experiences the changing weather and sings about 'Grasshopper weather.'

True or false: Ma and Carrie return from town with a new organ.

True or false: Laura and Mary are excited about the new organ and Pa plays it for them.

True or false: The family enjoys the music the organ makes.

Santa Claus is just one man who comes down all the chimneys at the same time.

According to Ma, the older you are, the more you know about Santa Claus.

According to Ma, Santa Claus is everywhere on Christmas Eve.

According to Ma, whenever anyone is unselfish, that is Santa Claus.

True or false: Laura and Mary receive horehound candy from their father, which they enjoy while sitting outside in the evening.

True or false: They experience a warm Thanksgiving dinner, including a stewed wild goose, corn dodgers, and parched corn, a tradition to remember the Pilgrims.

True or false: Despite the absence of snow and rain, the family prepares for Christmas, feeling snug in their dugout but longing for a proper house.

True or false: Pa expresses his wish for good horses and a buggy and envisions a prosperous future with a new house and successful wheat crops.

True or false: Laura and Mary express their desires for candy and new clothes, while Pa wishes for horses for Christmas.

True or false: Ma suggests that if the family all wish for horses, maybe they will come, leaving Laura feeling uncertain about the practicality of horses as a Christmas gift.

True or false: The family discusses how Santa Claus would deliver gifts without a chimney and considers their Christmas wishes.

True or false: Ma irons while the girls make an apron for their rag doll, Charlotte, and they all discuss their Christmas wishes, including the desire for horses.

True or false: The family's Christmas preparations and hopes for horses emphasize the challenges and dreams of pioneer life on the prairie.

True or false: The text captures the family's simple yet heartfelt Christmas traditions and desires, set against the backdrop of a challenging pioneer life.

True or false: Laura feels sad about losing their animals, but Pa reassures her about the benefits of the trade.

True or false: The dugout has a whitewashed room with a sod-built front wall, ensuring warmth and stability.

True or false: Laura and Mary anxiously wait for Pa and Ma to return

True or false: The family sees the wagon approaching, but the oxen are running fast

True or false: Pa tries to stop the wagon from going over the creek bank

True or false: Laura and Mary help bring packages into the dugout

True or false: Ma and Carrie are shaken but unharmed

True or false: Pa praises the girls for handling the cattle situation

True or false: Laura finds something in Pa's pocket and pounces on it

True or false: The cattle do not come back after the children chase them away

True or false: The oxen crash against the stable after a struggle

True or false: Pa surprises the girls with presents from town

True or false: The family returns to the dugout, and the cattle do not come back

True or false: Laura and Mary do not make necklaces from the rushes and bring blue flags to Ma

True or false: Laura was not initially convinced that Pa's fish-trap would work as intended.

True or false: The fish-trap was positioned under a waterfall to catch fish.

True or false: Laura and Pa set the fish-trap in the creek together.

True or false: The fish-trap was designed to allow small fish to escape but trap larger ones.

True or false: Laura and Mary spent their Christmas pennies on a slate pencil.

True or false: Laura and Mary bought the slate pencil from Mr. Oleson's store.

True or false: Laura and Mary enjoyed going to school and liked reading, writing, and arithmetic.

True or false: Laura and Mary never went to school during the long, hot weeks.

True or false: Laura and Mary feel ashamed when the other children tease them for their short dresses and long legs.

True or false: Nellie Oleson looks down on Laura and Mary for being 'country girls.'

True or false: The schoolhouse is made of new boards with benches and shelves, and two glass windows on each side, all open.

True or false: Christy Kennedy befriends Laura and introduces her to her siblings and the school teacher, Miss Eva Beadle.

True or false: Laura's family felt snug in their dugout but longed for a proper house despite the absence of snow and rain.

True or false: Ma is not reassured by the safety of their new home, despite Laura's preference for sleeping outdoors.

True or false: Laura and Mary do not make necklaces from the rushes and bring blue flags to Ma.

True or false: The text captures the family's simple yet heartfelt Christmas traditions and desires, set against the backdrop of a challenging pioneer life.

True or false: Laura and Mary anxiously wait for Pa and Ma to return.

True or false: The family enjoys the music the organ makes.

True or false: Laura experiences the changing weather and sings about 'Grasshopper weather.'

True or false: Laura and Mary are excited about the new organ and Pa plays it for them.

True or false: Laura and Mary wade across the creek to get to town, leaving Jack behind.

True or false: Laura and Mary argue about the sunbonnet, showing their different attitudes.

True or false: The girls encounter various wildlife and observe the vast prairie on their way to town.

True or false: Laura and Mary discuss the importance of keeping their sunbonnets on.

True or false: Laura and Mary prepare for their first day of school.

True or false: Laura and Mary are excited and apprehensive about their first day of school.

True or false: Laura's father brings fish every morning and only takes what they need to eat.

True or false: Pa plans to harvest wheat for future food supplies.

True or false: Pa explains to Laura the importance of going to school and learning to read and write.

True or false: Laura and her father catch fish for supper but Pa is busy with other chores.

True or false: Laura's mother is surprised by the meal of fish for supper.

True or false: The girls wade across the creek to get to town, leaving Jack behind.

True or false: Laura and Mary start school with Teacher and use her slate

True or false: Laura is unable to read, unlike Mary

True or false: Laura learns to read the word 'cat' before lunchtime on her first day

True or false: Nellie Oleson and her brother are rude to Laura and Mary in the store

True or false: Mary refuses to take a slate pencil from Mr. Oleson for free

True or false: Laura contemplates being meaner to Nellie if her parents allowed it

True or false: Laura and Mary have lunch by the schoolhouse and discuss their experience

True or false: The family goes to Mr. Oleson's store to buy the slate

True or false: Teacher lends Laura her slate for writing

True or false: Teacher helps Laura to read during free time

True or false: Laura and Mary tell Pa and Ma about school, and Pa gives Mary money to buy a slate

True or false: Laura and Mary go to school and introduce themselves to Teacher

Pa's behavior changes after observing the grasshoppers' strange behavior.

The grasshoppers were hopping and jumping as they moved west.

Carrie was patient and quiet while the family observed the grasshoppers.

Ma expressed a desire for the grasshoppers to go away.

True or false: Laura went outdoors and stayed outdoors for the entire afternoon.

True or false: Jack, the dog, seemed restless and almost howled, signaling something was amiss.

True or false: Laura and Mary found something to do to pass the time during the long afternoon.

True or false: Laura and Mary heard grasshoppers returning in the bitter cold winter.

True or false: The grasshoppers take flight, creating a dark cloud that blots out the sun.

True or false: Laura encounters trouble while driving Spot and her calf to meet the herd.

True or false: Pa leaves to work in the east, leaving the family to manage on their own.

True or false: The days become warmer, but frosty mornings indicate the arrival of fall.

True or false: The family begins to rebuild, focusing on growing new crops and tending to their animals.

True or false: The family camps on the prairie for the night.

True or false: The creek they visited had a wide pool with short grass on one side.

True or false: The family enjoys the music the organ makes.

True or false: The family packs their belongings and watches their animals being taken away.

True or false: Laura and Mary continue their studies and help with the daily chores.

True or false: The family plans to harvest wheat for future food supplies.

True or false: Laura and Mary bought the slate pencil from Mr. Oleson's store.

Mary rubbed out one mark every night until Pa's return

The family welcomed Pa home with the faint whistling of 'When Johnny Comes Marching Home'

Pa started preparing for winter by setting traps for game

The girls played school and 'keeping house' while Ma and Pa went to town

The text highlights the daily life and routines of the Ingalls family on Plum Creek

The family's interactions and activities reflect their resilience and resourcefulness in the face of challenges

Jack, the dog, reacted joyfully to Mary rubbing out the marks, indicating Pa's return

Despite the pleasant weather, Pa and Ma decided to take a walk to town, leaving Mary and Laura in charge of Carrie

Pa explained that he hurried back and didn't walk off the marks for the days his letter took to arrive

The family's interactions and activities reflect their struggle and lack of resourcefulness in the face of challenges

The family joyfully welcomed Pa home, but Laura and Mary did not share their experiences with him

Laura and Mary played school and teaching Carrie letters but did not end up playing 'keeping house'

True or false: Laura and her family successfully saved their property from the prairie fire using water, wet sacks, and a pitchfork?

True or false: The family collected a bountiful supply of potatoes and turnips to prepare for winter?

True or false: Ma made a salve of lard and beeswax to soothe the cracked and bleeding hands of the family?

True or false: The turnip tops were enjoyed by the cow and her calf, adding to the family's sense of provision for winter?

True or false: Mary used a slate to count down the days until Pa would return home from finishing the threshing?

True or false: The family endured the harsh winter weather and found warmth and comfort in cooking and eating?

True or false: Laura and her family managed to stop the prairie fire at the firebreak?

True or false: The family's cellar was filled with enough turnips to last the entire winter?

True or false: The arrival of winter was signaled by the freezing of the ground and the start of snowfall?

True or false: Ma hurried to dig potatoes and pull turnips before they froze due to the cold weather?

True or false: Laura and her family tried to drive their cattle to the west to avoid a prairie fire, but the fire spread rapidly?

True or false: Mary used a slate to count down the days until Pa would return home from finishing the threshing?

True or false: Laura and Mary had to complete various chores around the house while Ma was away feeding the stock.

True or false: Laura wiped the window sills, benches, clock-shelf, and clock while doing the chores.

True or false: Mary was calm and unafraid while Ma was gone.

True or false: Laura and Mary had hot oatmeal for breakfast.

True or false: The storm outside caused frost to cover the windows and inside the house.

True or false: Laura and Mary took care of the horses and cattle while Ma was away.

Pa's voice rollicked with the rollicking tune, and Carrie laughed and clapped her hands, and Laura's feet were dancing.

Mary put the dishes on, The dishes on, the dishes on, Mary put the dishes on, We'll all take tea.

The wind was screaming fiercer and louder outside. Snow whirled swish-swishing against the windows.

The dishes made small clinking sounds as Mary set the table. Carrie rocked herself in the rocking-chair and Ma went gently between the table and the stove.

In the middle of the table she set a milk-pan full of beautiful brown baked beans.

Laura knew that Mary was to set the table for supper and she was to clear away afterward.

True or false: Pa was able to see the lamp burning in the window for him during the blizzard?

True or false: Pa's buffalo coat saved him during the blizzard?

True or false: Pa fell into a snowdrift for shelter during the blizzard?

True or false: The heavy snowfall means they will have a good wheat crop next year and no grasshoppers?

True or false: Pa experienced terrifying sounds and hallucinations during the blizzard?

True or false: Ma made bean broth and tea to warm Pa up after he returned home from the blizzard?

Ma insists on doing the chores herself, showing her dedication to her family's well-being.

Ma uses the slate to tell a story and encourages Mary to write it down, highlighting her focus on education and literacy.

Ma reassures the girls about their father and takes charge of the household, showing her strength and ability to comfort her children.

The house endures another day of intense storm, emphasizing the family's perseverance and resilience.

Ma braves the storm to tend to the stable, highlighting her unwavering dedication to the family's survival.

The text portrays the family's strength and unity as they endure the challenges of the harsh winter storm.

True or false: Pa survives for three days and nights in a snowdrift during a blizzard on his way home for Christmas

True or false: Pa brings frozen oysters for Christmas dinner after surviving the blizzard

True or false: The family enjoys a warm and musical Christmas Eve despite the storm

True or false: Pa predicts another blizzard and plays the fiddle for the family

True or false: The family, including their dog Jack, is relieved and overjoyed at Pa's return

True or false: Despite hunger and cold, Pa eats the oyster crackers and Christmas candy to survive

Ma uses the slate to tell a story and encourages Mary to write it down, highlighting her focus on education and literacy.

The family decides to forgo lessons and play a game called 'Pussy-in-the-corner' to lift their spirits.

Ma ingeniously uses thimbles to create window art for Laura and Carrie, showcasing her ability to foster creativity and resourcefulness in her children.

The house endures another day of intense storm, emphasizing the family's perseverance and resilience.

The text portrays the family's strength and unity as they endure the challenges of the harsh winter storm.

Despite their offers to help, Ma insists on doing the chores herself, showing her dedication to her family's well-being.

Pa survives in a snowdrift for three days and nights after getting caught in a blizzard on his way home for Christmas.

Despite hunger and cold, Pa eats oyster crackers and Christmas candy to survive.

The family is relieved and overjoyed at Pa's return after surviving the blizzard.

Pa predicts another blizzard and plays the fiddle for the family.

The family enjoys a warm and musical Christmas Eve despite the storm.

Pa brings frozen oysters for Christmas dinner, having saved them through the blizzard.

Jared's siblings knowingly send him into the wall using the dumbwaiter.

Jared is left alone in the room without a door.

The makeshift lamp goes out after Jared jumps in fear.

The message 'Click clack, watch your back' is found scrawled in the dust of the desk.

Jared's family is aware of his predicament in the room without a door.

Jared's siblings are surprised not to find him in bed.

Jared would have said that his sister, Mallory, would either be an Olympic fencer or in jail for stabbing someone with a sword.

Jared could easily predict what job he would grow up to have.

The book tells people how to identify faeries and how to protect themselves.

The Grace Children Get Acquainted with Their New Home in Chapter One.

Jared, Simon, and Mallory Grace decided to write a letter to Mrs. Black and Mr. DiTerlizzi after reading their books.

The Grace Children found a photocopy of a page from an old book in their attic.

True or false: The Grace family's new house is described as a Victorian pile of shacks with faded paint and an iron fence on the roof.

True or false: The children are grateful for the opportunity to start over in their new home.

True or false: Jared becomes disoriented in the house and hears a strange rustling noise, adding to his unease about the new environment.

True or false: The family is staying at the house thanks to their great-aunt Lucinda's generosity.

True or false: Simon brings pet mice into the house against their mother's wishes.

True or false: The text hints at potential mysteries within the house.

True or false: Jared dismisses the possibility of a ghost and attributes a noise in the wall to a squirrel

True or false: The family is living in a rundown house with leaks and rotted floors

True or false: Simon fills his side of the room with glass tanks housing various animals

True or false: Mallory is unconcerned about the noises in the walls and plans to catch the squirrel

True or false: The siblings find a fencing medal hidden in the wall, leading to confusion about the squirrel's behavior

True or false: The excerpt sets the stage for the mysterious and fantastical events that unfold in the series

Jared and his siblings discover a dumbwaiter in the house.

Jared is the one who ultimately goes up in the dumbwaiter.

Mallory finds a candle to light the way for Jared in the dumbwaiter.

The room Jared is transported to has a low ceiling and is covered in bookshelves.

In the room Jared is transported to, there is no door.

The note Jared finds in the room contains a strange little poem.

True or false: Jared, Simon, and Mallory find a dumbwaiter in their new home

True or false: The children use the dumbwaiter to investigate strange noises

True or false: Jared discovers a secret room at the top of the dumbwaiter

True or false: The room Jared discovers is a small library with unusual books and items

True or false: The plot of 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' involves a family's encounter with a hidden world of faeries and magical creatures

True or false: The children's exploration of the library is interrupted by their mom's return