Q 01/05

In Little House in the Big Woods, which animal does Ma swat in the dark barnyard, mistaking it for the cow?

A) A panther

B) A bear

C) A stag

D) A wild hog

Answer · why

B) A bear

A bear was standing at the barnyard gate when Ma reached over to shoo what she took for Sukey. She told Laura to walk back to the house, then snatched...

Q 02/05

On butchering day in Little House in the Big Woods, which part of the pig does Pa blow up into a balloon?

A) The bladder

B) The stomach

C) The skin

D) A lung

Answer · why

A) The bladder

The bladder, tied tight with string, made a ball Laura and Mary could bat about and kick along the ground. Pa had promised them the tail too, which th...

Q 03/05

What does Ma use to turn pale winter butter a deep golden color in Little House in the Big Woods?

A) Marigold petals

B) An egg yolk

C) A carrot

D) Mustard seed

Answer · why

C) A carrot

A carrot, grated and warmed in milk, did the job once Ma squeezed the liquid through a cloth into the churn. Laura and Mary shared out the leftover sh...

Q 04/05

What name does Laura give the rag doll she receives at Christmas in Little House in the Big Woods?

A) Nettie

B) Susan

C) Clementine

D) Charlotte

Answer · why

D) Charlotte

Charlotte was the present Laura loved best that morning, ahead of her red mittens and her stick of candy. Her cousins were not jealous, because Laura ...

Q 05/05

In Little House in the Big Woods, Ma makes Christmas candy by pouring hot molasses syrup onto pans of what?

A) Fresh snow

B) Crushed ice

C) Cold cream

D) Wheat flour

Answer · why

A) Fresh snow

Fresh snow, carried indoors by Pa in two pans, set the dark syrup at once. Laura and Mary trickled it into circles and curlicues, and were allowed jus...