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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. In 1874, the meat of livestock tasted like ____________ because of consuming so many of them.
(a) Grasshoppers.
(b) Wasps.
(c) Flies.
(d) Earthworms.

2. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?
(a) Stagecoach.
(b) Boat.
(c) Train.
(d) Covered wagon.

3. Why did prairie women tend to do more typically male jobs than before?
(a) They signed a contract.
(b) Their husbands died early.
(c) To get the homestead started faster.
(d) Shortage of labor.

4. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?
(a) Norfolk Southern Railroad.
(b) B&O Railroad.
(c) Union Pacific Railroad.
(d) Kansas Pacific Railroad.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following could cripple the settlers during the winter?

2. The howl of coyotes and _________ would frighten settlers especially at night.

3. Prairie life made the woman ____________ her husband.

4. What was especially valued for their ability to keep out the cold?

5. What was a popular and relatively comfortable mode of transportation to reach Kansas?

(see the answer key)

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