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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) 100.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 50.

2. What was known to batter crops during the summer months?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Locusts.
(c) Hailstones.
(d) Bats.

3. What was the most famous immigrant community in Kansas?
(a) Abilene.
(b) Statesboro.
(c) Victoria.
(d) Newport.

4. What is one of the reasons that homesteaders liked cowboys coming through their territory?
(a) New people to talk to.
(b) Fresh meat for their families.
(c) They could buy livestock.
(d) Cow chips.

5. Which of the following did boy children do to help their fathers?
(a) Visit the banker.
(b) Write letters.
(c) Make guns.
(d) Hunt.

Short Answer Questions

1. Many times the prairie could be a/an ____________ place.

2. Social events on the prairie centered around supper and _________________.

3. Why were times of illness, pregnancy and childbirth especially frightful times for prairie women?

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

5. How much was the average pay for a month's work on a cattle drive?

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