My view little house on the prairie by the shores of silver lake

from Little House on the Prairie

5. What protected the family's house from the prairie fire to provide the story's resolution (ending)?

• The wind blew the fire past the house, barely missing it.
• Pa dug a furrow around the house, and Ma used wet sacks to stop fire from crossing it.
• Laura and Ma dumped a tub of water on the fire.
• Jack howled. Pet, Patty, and Bunny did their part to fight the fire by jerking at the ropes.

from By the Shores of Silver Lake

6. The main problem, or conflict, of the story is

• that a raging prairie fire threatens the Ingalls' house.
• that the water is rising in Big Slough and may flood the Ingalls' house.
• that Grace has disappeared.
• that Laura finds herself out of breath.

from By the Shores of Silver Lake

7. How does the setting contribute to the plot of the story?

• The house is near a large, swampy area called Big Slough, which makes it possible for a small child to get lost in a dangerous place.
• The house is located in a wide meadow, which means farm animals will be a threat to the family.
• The house is close to the ocean, which puts young Grace in danger of drowning if no one is there to keep her out of the water.
• The house is located in a dark forest where children get easily lost, and many children have disappeared there.

from By the Shores of Silver Lake

8. Which of the following is a true statement about the events in the story?

• Ma and Pa went looking for Grace in a meadow, but Laura went looking for her in Big Slough.
• Ma told Laura to stay in the house and watch her little sister while Pa and Carrie went to look for Grace.
• Laura felt cold and sick inside the house, so she went outside to the meadow to recover in the fresh air.
• Ma and Pa went looking for Grace in Big Slough, but Laura went south into the open prairie to find her.

9. "There, in a great pool of blue, sat Grace."

• Laura found Grace in a pool of water at Silver Lake, which is located close to the Ingalls' home.
• Laura found Grace in an area of the prairie covered with flowers that looked blue, like a pool.
• Laura found Grace in a tub of water that Ma had left on the prairie.
• Laura found Grace looking very sad, or blue, in the prairie.

from By the Shores of Silver Lake

10. "Slowly, together, they fought their way out of Big Slough and slowly came up to the shanty, draggled and muddy and very tired and thankful." Which two words in the final sentence of the story are most important in figuring out the theme, or message, of family unity?

• slowly, fought
• shanty, draggled
• together, thankful
• muddy, tired

Which of these is a synonym for prairie (same meaning as prairie)?

• pasture
• desert
• tundra
• mountain
• forest

6. The butterflies _______________ nothing as they fluttered through the branches. The leaves looked as if they were painted against the sky, unmoved and unmoving.

• insisted
• disturbed
• terribly
• horribly

8. Hundreds of firefighters were called in as a ______________ wall of flames swept through the old forest.

• horribly
• terribly
• furious
• disturbed

9. "Get over here right now!" Father _______________. You could tell he wasn't playing around.

• disturbed
• was horrible
• was terrible
• insisted