Little House in the Big Woods Quiz

Little House in the Big Woods

Little House in the Big Woods Quiz Questions

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1. Where does the Ingalls family live at the beginning of the story?
(a) A farm on the prairie
(b) A log cabin in the woods
(c) A city apartment
(d) A small town house

2. What is the name of Laura’s baby sister?
(a) Mary
(b) Carrie
(c) Grace
(d) Rose

3. What wild animal does Pa hunt to provide food for the family?
(a) Deer
(b) Rabbit
(c) Squirrel
(d) All of the above

4. What do the Ingalls children use to make paper dolls?
(a) Old newspapers
(b) Cloth scraps
(c) Leaves
(d) Bark

5. What do the Ingalls children do for fun in the winter?
(a) Go ice skating
(b) Build snow forts
(c) Have snowball fights
(d) Sugaring off

6. What does Ma use to make soap?
(a) Lye and animal fat
(b) Baking soda and vinegar
(c) Herbs and spices
(d) Uses Store-bought soap

7. What does Pa use to make maple syrup?
(a) Maple trees
(b) Sugar cane
(c) Honeybees
(d) Cornstalks

8. What does Laura learn to do in school?
(a) Read and write
(b) Sew and cook
(c) Play the piano
(d) All of the above

9. What does Pa use to make shingles for the roof of their house?
(a) Wood
(b) Stone
(c) Metal
(d) Straw

10. What does Ma use to make bread?
(a) Cornmeal
(b) Wheat flour
(c) Rice flour
(d) Potato flour

11. What is the name of the main character in the book?
(a) Mary
(b) Carrie
(c) Laura
(d) Ma

12. What is the name of Laura’s older sister?
(a) Grace
(b) Carrie
(c) Mary
(d) Eliza

13. What does Pa do for a living?
(a) Farmer
(b) Carpenter
(c) Hunter and trapper
(d) Teacher

14. What does Ma do for a living?
(a) Housewife
(b) Teacher
(a) Seamstress
(d) Shopkeeper

15.What is the name of the dog in the book?
(a) Jack
(b) Spot
(c) Bandit
(d) Shep

16. What is the name of the cat in the book?
(a) Whiskers
(b) Black Susan
(c) Mittens
(d) Socks

17. What is the name of the horse in the book?
(a) Black Beauty
(b) Silver
(c) Flicka
(d) None of the above

18. What is the name of the cow in the book?
(a) Sukey
(b) Buttercup
(c) Daisy
(d) Dolly

19. What is the name of the pig in the book?
(a) Porky
(b) Wilbur
(c) Babe
(d) None of the above

20. What is the name of the goat in the book?
(a) Nanny
(b) Billy
(c) Capra
(d) None of the above

21. What is the name of the chicken in the book?
(a) Henny Penny
(b) Cluckers
(c) Biddy
(d) None of the above

22. What is the name of the turkey in the book?
(a) Tom
(b) Gobble
(c) Gobbler
(d) None of the above

23. What is the name of the first town that the Ingalls family lives in?
(a) Pepin
(b) Walnut Grove
(c) Independence
(d) De Smet

24. What is the name of the second town that the Ingalls family lives in?
(a) Pepin
(b) Walnut Grove
(c) Independence
(d) De Smet

25. Who is the author of “Little House in the Big Woods”?
(a) Sharon M. Draper
(b) C.S. Lewis
(c) Roald Dahl
(d) Laura Ingalls Wilder

Little House in the Big Woods Quiz Questions with Answers

1. Where does the Ingalls family live at the beginning of the story?
(b) A log cabin in the woods

2. What is the name of Laura’s baby sister?
(b) Carrie

3. What wild animal does Pa hunt to provide food for the family?
(a) Deer

4. What do the Ingalls children use to make paper dolls?
(b) Cloth scraps

5. What do the Ingalls children do for fun in the winter?
(d) Sugaring off

6. What does Ma use to make soap?
(a) Lye and animal fat

7. What does Pa use to make maple syrup?
(a) Maple trees

8. What does Laura learn to do in school?
(a) Read and write

9. What does Pa use to make shingles for the roof of their house?
(a) Wood

10. What does Ma use to make bread?
(b) Wheat flour

11. What is the name of the main character in the book?
(c) Laura

12. What is the name of Laura’s older sister?
(c) Mary

13. What does Pa do for a living?
(c) Hunter and trapper

14. What does Ma do for a living?
(a) Housewife

15.What is the name of the dog in the book?
(a) Jack

16. What is the name of the cat in the book?
(b) Black Susan

17. What is the name of the horse in the book?
(d) None of the above

18. What is the name of the cow in the book?
(a) Sukey

19. What is the name of the pig in the book?
(d) None of the above

20. What is the name of the goat in the book?
(d) None of the above

21. What is the name of the chicken in the book?
(d) None of the above

22. What is the name of the turkey in the book?
(d) None of the above

23. What is the name of the first town that the Ingalls family lives in?
(a) Pepin

24. What is the name of the second town that the Ingalls family lives in?
(b) Walnut Grove

25. Who is the author of “Little House in the Big Woods”?
(d) Laura Ingalls Wilder

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