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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sarah White and _______________ were two young white women captured by Indians.
(a) Mary McKenna.
(b) Lucille Bronson.
(c) Sally Ann Madison.
(d) Anna Brewster Morgan.

2. Frontier towns sprung up near major trails and ____________________.
(a) Stagecoach lines.
(b) Railroads.
(c) Churches.
(d) Trading posts.

3. Professional teachers would sometimes supplement their meager income by ______________________.
(a) Sewing.
(b) Writing books.
(c) Boarding at one of the students' homes.
(d) Tutoring.

4. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?
(a) Scouting.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Shearing sheep.
(d) Writing.

5. Social events on the prairie centered around supper and _________________.
(a) Baseball.
(b) Races.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Storytelling.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Branches were often whittled into dolls and _____________ for children's toys.

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

4. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?

5. Which of the following would often result in birth defects or physical handicaps of a newborn baby?

(see the answer key)

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