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

True

Laura could see a creek when the wagon stopped.

False

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

False

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

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

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Jack barked when the man suddenly appeared beside the horses.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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The creek ran twinkling over black gravel into a narrow pool

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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

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

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The family camps on the prairie for the night

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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True or false: Ma and Carrie are shaken but unharmed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

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.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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True or false: Teacher lends Laura her slate for writing

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

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

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

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

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The grasshoppers were hopping and jumping as they moved west.

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

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Ma expressed a desire for the grasshoppers to go away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Pa started preparing for winter by setting traps for game

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Jared is left alone in the room without a door.

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The makeshift lamp goes out after Jared jumps in fear.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Jared and his siblings discover a dumbwaiter in the house.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Study Notes

Laura's family trades their animals and belongings for a new life

  • Laura's family meets Mr. Hanson, who wants to trade his place for their belongings
  • Laura explores the new land and finds a door in the ground with two dogs guarding it
  • Pa negotiates the trade with Mr. Hanson, exchanging their animals and belongings for his land, crops, and oxen
  • The family camps on the prairie for the night
  • Pa reassures Ma about the upcoming move to a dugout, a temporary home in the creek bank
  • 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
  • Pa and Mr. Hanson go to town to finalize the trade and move the belongings into the dugout
  • Laura watches their animals leave, feeling emotional about their departure
  • The family prepares to move into the new dugout home, as they start a new chapter in their lives

Runaway Cattle and Wagon Mishap

  • Laura runs and yells to chase cattle away from hay-stacks
  • The cattle run away into the prairie, and the children chase after them
  • They return to the dugout, and the cattle do not come back
  • Laura and Mary anxiously wait for Pa and Ma to return
  • The family sees the wagon approaching, but the oxen are running fast
  • Pa tries to stop the wagon from going over the creek bank
  • The oxen crash against the stable after a struggle
  • Ma and Carrie are shaken but unharmed
  • Laura and Mary help bring packages into the dugout
  • Pa praises the girls for handling the cattle situation
  • Pa surprises the girls with presents from town
  • Laura finds something in Pa's pocket and pounces on it

Laura and Mary start school with Teacher and use her slate

  • Laura and Mary go to school and introduce themselves to Teacher
  • Laura is unable to read, unlike Mary
  • Teacher lends Laura her slate for writing
  • Teacher helps Laura to read during free time
  • Laura learns to read the word "cat" before lunchtime on her first day
  • Laura and Mary have lunch by the schoolhouse and discuss their experience
  • They tell Pa and Ma about school, and Pa gives Mary money to buy a slate
  • The family goes to Mr. Oleson's store to buy the slate
  • Nellie Oleson and her brother are rude to Laura and Mary in the store
  • Mary refuses to take a slate pencil from Mr. Oleson for free
  • Laura contemplates being meaner to Nellie if her parents allowed it

Prairie Fire and Winter Preparations

  • Laura and her family tried to drive their cattle to the west to avoid a prairie fire, but the fire spread rapidly.
  • Ma, Mr. Nelson, and the girls fought the fire using water, wet sacks, and a pitchfork to save their property.
  • The fire was eventually stopped at the firebreak, and the cattle were found safe on the other side of the creek.
  • After the prairie fire, Ma hurried to dig potatoes and pull turnips before they froze due to the cold weather.
  • The family endured the harsh weather and collected a bountiful supply of potatoes, finding warmth and comfort in cooking and eating.
  • They then pulled turnips, enduring the difficulty of the task and the chapping of their hands in the process.
  • Ma made a salve of lard and beeswax to soothe their cracked and bleeding hands.
  • The turnip tops were enjoyed by the cow and her calf, adding to the family's sense of provision for winter.
  • The cellar was filled with enough turnips to last the entire winter, providing various dishes and snacks.
  • The ground froze, and snow started falling, marking the arrival of winter.
  • Mary used a slate to count down the days until Pa would return home from finishing the threshing.
  • She made a mark for each day of one week, seven marks, to keep track of the time until Pa's return.

Surviving a Blizzard and Celebrating Christmas on the Prairie

  • Pa gets caught in a blizzard while bringing home oyster crackers for Christmas, and takes shelter in a snowdrift, surviving for three days and nights.
  • Despite hunger and cold, Pa eats the oyster crackers and Christmas candy to survive.
  • Eventually, Pa digs himself out of the snow and realizes he is near his home on Plum Creek.
  • Pa brings frozen oysters for Christmas dinner, having saved them through the blizzard.
  • The family, including their dog Jack, is relieved and overjoyed at Pa's return.
  • Pa predicts another blizzard and plays the fiddle for the family.
  • The family enjoys a warm and musical Christmas Eve despite the storm.

The Spiderwick Chronicles: The Seeing Stone

  • Jared dismisses the possibility of a ghost and attributes a noise in the wall to a squirrel
  • The family is living in a rundown house with leaks and rotted floors
  • Simon fills his side of the room with glass tanks housing various animals
  • Mallory is unconcerned about the noises in the walls and plans to catch the squirrel
  • The siblings set out to find the source of the noises and discover strange items hidden in the wall
  • They find a fencing medal hidden in the wall, leading to confusion about the squirrel's behavior
  • Mallory decides to remove the items from the wall in an attempt to keep the squirrel out
  • Jared is hesitant to participate, finding the situation increasingly creepy
  • The siblings find no droppings in the wall, adding to the mystery
  • The text is an excerpt from "The Seeing Stone" in "The Spiderwick Chronicles" series
  • The story follows the Grace siblings as they encounter magical creatures and a hidden world
  • The excerpt sets the stage for the mysterious and fantastical events that unfold in the series

The Spiderwick Chronicles: Jared's Discovery

  • Simon, Jared, and Mallory find a dumbwaiter in their new home
  • They use the dumbwaiter to investigate strange noises
  • Jared is sent up the dumbwaiter and discovers a secret room
  • The room is a small library with unusual books and items
  • Jared finds a note with a mysterious poem
  • The poem seems to hold a message for Jared
  • Jared hears his mom calling from downstairs
  • The discovery of the library adds mystery to the story
  • The note and the strange items in the library hint at a deeper, hidden world
  • The children's exploration is interrupted by their mom's return
  • The text is from "The Spiderwick Chronicles" by Holly Black and Tony DiTerlizzi
  • The plot involves a family's encounter with a hidden world of faeries and magical creatures

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Test your knowledge on the adventures of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the mysterious events in The Spiderwick Chronicles with these engaging quizzes. From trading animals for a new life to discovering secret rooms and encountering magical creatures, explore the exciting worlds of these iconic literary works.

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