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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 and Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did the town of Victoria last?
(a) 25.
(b) 10.
(c) 100.
(d) 50.

2. What is one of the reasons that homesteaders did not like cowboys coming through their territory?
(a) They were dirty and refused to bathe.
(b) They got drunk in town.
(c) The cows stomped crops.
(d) They flirted with the girls in town.

3. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?
(a) Bad genes.
(b) Injuries.
(c) Poor diet
(d) No pre-natal care.

4. Small animals like ducks and __________ would provide fascination for prairie children.
(a) Dogs.
(b) Ferrets.
(c) Turkeys.
(d) Hamsters.

5. Where would a typical dance be held on the prairie?
(a) Barn.
(b) Town hall.
(c) General store.
(d) Meadow.

Short Answer Questions

1. People of which nationality immigrated to settle in Kansas?

2. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?

3. With what did the settlers beat back fires from their houses?

4. Why were meat supplies low in the East?

5. Which of the following did boy children do to help their fathers?

(see the answer key)

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