| Term | Definition |
| What made it seemed like it was going to storm? | The smoke from the fire on the prairie had darkened the sky. |
| 2. What did Ma and Pa do to stop the fire? | Pa made a burrow with the plow and set a fire on the other side of the burrow. They wet sacks to hit the fire. |
| 3. What did Ma said she would have done if Pa had been in Independence when the fire came? | She would have gone to the creek with the girls to escape from the fire. |
| 4. What were Mr. Scott and Mr. Edwards concerned about? What did Pa think? | They thought that the indians had started the fire on purpose. Pa believed they had butned the prairie to make it green and easier to plow. |
| 5. What are the Indians gathering to hunt? | The indians were gathering to go on their annual buffalo hunt. |