Fun and Games

The Long Winter


1.What special treat does Ma prepare for Laura on her first day helping in the fields?
  A: Lemonade
  B: Ginger water
  C: Ice cream

2.What does Ma use instead of apples to make a pie?
  A: Green pumpkin
  B: Rhubarb
  C: Plums

3.In what month do the blizzards begin?
  A: September
  B: October
  C: November

4.How do the men travel from De Smet to Volga to help clear the train tracks?
  A: by train
  B: by handcar
  C: on foot

5.What do the Ingallses use for fuel after the coal runs out?
  A: Wood
  B: Turf
  C: Hay twisted into sticks

6.By law, how old does a man have to be in order to file a homestead claim?
  A: 16
  B: 18
  C: 21

7.What is Almanzo's real age?
  A: 19
  B: 20
  C: 21

8.Where is Almanzo's seed wheat hidden?
  A: In a bin behind a false wall of the feed store
  B: He keeps it in his pockets
  C: He has buried it

9.Who sets out to find the wheat south of town?
  A: Pa and Ma
  B: Cap Garland and Almanzo Wilder
  C: The Wilder brothers

10.In what month does the train from Tracy finally arrive?
  A: March
  B: April
  C: May


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