Little House Books

Little House in the Highlands

1. What tasks do the Morse sisters do?

2. What tasks do Martha’s father and mother do?

	a. sew, knit, spin, collect rent from tenants
	b. prepare meals
	c. mow the lawn

3. Why does Martha’s sister Grisie carry a new baby to the church?

	a. she is always the one who carries babies to be baptized
	b. she asked Mrs. Tervish if she could do it
	c. it will bring good luck to the baby if the laird’s daughter is the one to carry him

4. What kinds of animals do Martha’s family and the tenants of Glencaraid raise?

5. How did Martha get her dust-gown dirty on the day of Laird Alroch’s visit?

	a. by looking for the water fairy in the loch
	b. by playing Picts and Scots with her brothers
	c. by helping one of the tenants of Glencaraid with the animals

6. What kind of relationship does Martha’s family have with their servants and their tenants?

7. What does Cook do to make sure the brownie’s not upset?

	a. leave him food
	b. make him a nice bed to sleep in
	c. sing to him

8. Martha likes to hear Alisdair and Father talk about many subjects. What is her favorite place to hear about?

9. What does Auld Mary teach Martha to do?

10. Why was Martha so angry at Duncan on Hogmanay?

	a. he told Mother about Martha hiding her dirty dust-gown
	b. he ruined the mittens she was knitting
	c. he lost her doll in the loch