Before completing this activity, you must read chapter 23 of On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder!
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What did Laura and Mary make for the shelves to prepare for the party?
paper dolls
lace curtains
dusting clothes
new starry paper
What did Ma make for the party?
smiley pancakes
fudge brownies
chocolate chip cookies
vanity cakes
Fill in the Blank: Laura even _____ Jack even though he was always clean and handsome.
shaved
fed
brushed
bathed
Who was the only girl who did NOT come laughing and splashing through the water?
Nellie
Cassie
Nettie
Christy
True and False: Laura and Mary were embarrassed when the girls saw their little house. Everyone said it was ugly and smelly.
false
true
True and False: After seeing Nellie's fancy wax doll, Laura was excited to show Nellie Charlotte, her new rag doll.
false
true
True and False: The big girls even included Carrie. They took her wading in the sparkling water.
true
false
What game did the girls play across the footbridge?
tag
keep away
Marco Polo
ring around the rosy
Where did Laura take the girls wading?
to the swimming hole
under the footbridge
near the old crab's home
to the beaver dam
Where did Nellie run to when she was scared by the crab?
to the house
back to town
to the muddy water under the plum thicket
back to the footbridge
True and False: While Nellie watched from the plum thicket, Laura slowly waded back to the bridge.
true
false
What happened as Nellie tried to wash the mud from her skirt and feet?
she screamed
Ma came walking up to the girls
Laura pushed her
the crab grabbed her
Why did Laura laugh at Nellie?
Nellie was crying
Nellie was dancing as she screamed
Nellie ran away
Mary slapped Nellie for screaming
What did Mary tell Laura to do?
help Nellie wash off the mud
pick the bloodsuckers off of Nellie
tell Nellie she was sorry
take Nellie up to the house
True and False: The girls ran away screaming while Laura pulled the bloodsuckers off of Nellie.
true
false
What did the girls drink while enjoying their honey-colored vanity cakes?
ice cold tea
cold, creamy milk
cool, sparkling water
lemonade
Fill in the Blank: "The cakes were not sweet, but they were rich and crisp, and hollow inside. Each one was like a great _____."
bubble
snowball
cookie
crab
Nellie was the only one who did not say, "Thank You!" Why didn't she thanks the Ingalls for the party?