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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9 and Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?
(a) Wolves.
(b) Rabbits.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Grasshoppers.

2. Which of the following might have served as a church in early frontier life?
(a) Schoolhouse.
(b) Community center.
(c) Individual homes.
(d) Clearing in the woods.

3. 1874 was named ___________________ due to crop devastation.
(a) The Silent Wheat.
(b) The Grasshopper Year.
(c) The Boll Weevil Year.
(d) The Dead Corn.

4. The western plains Indians were usually _______________.
(a) Friendly.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Peacemakers.
(d) Warlike.

5. Which of the following describes how Native Americans were viewed by the settlers?
(a) Gratitude.
(b) Fear.
(c) Joy.
(d) Acceptance.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following adorned the Christmas trees of prairie families?

2. Who cleared paths after major snowstorms?

3. Where did the prairie women mainly do the family laundry?

4. As a result of the new railroad as well as the Homestead Act of 1862, Native Americans were pushed into the state of _____________.

5. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?

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