How well do you know the Little House books?

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1. In LITTLE HOUSE IN THE BIG WOODS, the buckets that Grandpa collects maple sap in are made out of what kind of wood?

      maple
      oak
      cedar
      ash
      no answer

2. In FARMER BOY, Almanzo stays home to plant pumpkins in the dark of the moon of which month?

      March
      April
      May
      June
      no answer

3. In LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE, what does Pa say is the coldest wind he ever heard of?

      the north end of a west wind
      the south end of a north wind
      the north end of a north wind
      the north end of a south wind
      no answer

4. In ON THE BANKS OF PLUM CREEK, how many grasshopper eggs are in each pod?

      35 or 40
      a dozen or more
      15 or so
      25 to 30
      no answer

5. In BY THE SHORES OF SILVER LAKE, which food is not part of the first-night dinner in the Surveyors’ House?

      canned peaches
      pickles
      fried salt pork
      fried potatoes
      no answer

6. In THE LONG WINTER, which men take the handcar from De Smet to Volga to help clear the railroad tracks?

      Mr. Fuller, Mr. Mead, Mr. Hinz, Pa, Mr. Wilmarth, and Royal Wilder
      Royal Wilder, Mr. Foster, Mr. Wilmarth, Mr. Bradley, Pa, Mr. Mead, and Mr. Fuller
      Mr. Hinz, Jim Woodworth, Royal Wilder, Pa, Mr. Hopp, and Mr. Fuller
      Mr. Harthorn, Mr. Hinz, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Fuller, Pa, and Royal Wilder
      no answer

7. In LITTLE TOWN ON THE PRAIRIE, what color are Minnie Johnson’s name cards?

       white
      pink
      yellow
      blue
      no answer

8. In THESE HAPPY GOLDEN YEARS, what kind of curtains are hung at the windows of the new sitting room in the house on the Ingallses’ homestead?

      pink calico edged with white knitted lace
      white muslin edged with white knitted lace
      old sheets hemmed with Mary’s tiny stitches
      white muslin with a row of catch-stitching in bright red yarn
      no answer

9. In THE FIRST FOUR YEARS, which is not the name of one of Laura & Almanzo Wilders’ animals?

      Kelpie
      Susan
      Duke
      Nobby
      no answer

10. In ON THE WAY HOME, what are the first and last 1894 dates recorded in Laura’s diary entries?

      June 27 and August 31
      July 15 and August 28
      June 30 and August 17
      July 17 and August 30
      no answer

11. In WEST FROM HOME, which site does Laura want to see during her trip to California, but is unable to?

      the Santa Clara valley
      Berkeley
      Petaluma chicken farms
      Chinatown
      no answer

12. In LITTLE HOUSE TRAVELER (“The Road Back” diary), which person does Laura not mention seeing during the Wilders’ 1931 visit to De Smet?

      Jennie Ross Wheat
      David Gilbert
      Florence Garland Dawley
      Minnie Green
      no answer

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