Little Britches

Ralph's family moved from...

• New Hampshire
• New York
• New Mexico
• New Jersey

One reason they moved to Colorado was...

• Cousin Phil was very persuasive.
• to help Father's bad lungs.
• to have a better life.
• all of the above.

The family's horses were hurt on... 

•  the road from Denver.
• the train trestle.
• the cattle guard.
• the hillside near their home.

Ralph's favorite neighbors were the...

• Robbins
• Corcorans
• Aultlands
• Aldivotes

Ralph's first weeks at school were miserable because of...

• Freddie Sprague.
• bad grades.
• the cold weather.
• mean girls.

Ralph's big lie was about...

• riding horses.
• training the donkey.
• hauling railroad ties.
• losing his jacket.

The Family went to the _______ to wait out the big wind.

• storm cellar
• Aultlands
• church
• gulch

Father went to work as a _______ for Mr. Wright.

• ranch hand
• carpenter
• foreman
• sheepherder

The biggest problem with their ranch was...

• lack of irrigation water.
• too many coyotes.
• it was too close to the railroad.
• bad soil.

Ralph gets his nickname "Little Britches" from...

• Miss Wheeler.
• his friend, Hi.
• Mrs. Corcoran.
• his Father.