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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 and Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the most valued source of fuel on the prairie?
(a) Oil.
(b) Cow dung.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Gasoline.

3. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
(a) Wheat and soybeans.
(b) Potatoes and corn.
(c) Wheat and corn.
(d) Rye and corn.

4. What was a staple in the Kansas farm family diet?
(a) Corn.
(b) Potatoes.
(c) Soybeans.
(d) Sugar.

5. Many times the prairie could be a/an ____________ place.
(a) Lonely.
(b) Fascinating.
(c) Exhilirating.
(d) Forbidding.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

3. What was a constant worry on the prairie?

4. What was the most crucial component for a homestead?

5. To which of the following were Kansas settlers subjected?

(see the answer key)

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