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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was a drawback to a dugout dwelling?
(a) Insect.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Dirt.
(d) Heat.

2. Which of the following was a type of house built by the new Kansas settlers?
(a) Stucco house.
(b) Log cabin.
(c) Brick house.
(d) Stone house.

3. Where did the prairie women mainly do the family laundry?
(a) A pond.
(b) A kettle.
(c) A well.
(d) A stream.

4. What is the method used to find water in underground springs?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Indian signs.
(c) Water witching.
(d) Plot maps.

5. Some prairie women were called upon to perform minor surgery and to ______________.
(a) Stitch cuts.
(b) Give inoculations.
(c) Dispense pills.
(d) Dress the dead for burial.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?

2. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?

3. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?

4. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?

5. In the nineteenth century a woman's place was considered to be in ________________.

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