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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year were Native American tribes first forcibly forced to move west of the Mississippi River?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1820.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1830.

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

3. Which Kansas county was especially ravaged by the Cheyenne and Sioux tribes in 1868?
(a) McKenna.
(b) Madison.
(c) Mitchell.
(d) Mortimer.

4. If a town did not have a schoolhouse, where would the teacher hold class?
(a) In the church.
(b) In the dry good store.
(c) In her own home.
(d) In a dugout.

5. What was the nickname for sod blocks?
(a) Prairie manna.
(b) Grass bricks.
(c) Prairie marble.
(d) Grass stacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of animals usually worked the plow?

2. The nature of a town could be changed with diverted railroad traffic or _____________________.

3. How did Santa enter the homes of prairie families on Christmas Eve?

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

5. What is the method used to find water in underground springs?

(see the answer key)

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