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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12 and Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one of the reasons that homesteaders liked cowboys coming through their territory?
(a) Cow chips.
(b) New people to talk to.
(c) They could buy livestock.
(d) Fresh meat for their families.

2. What was the most famous immigrant community in Kansas?
(a) Statesboro.
(b) Newport.
(c) Abilene.
(d) Victoria.

3. How much was the average pay for a month's work on a cattle drive?
(a) $25-$40.
(b) $50-$75.
(c) $10-$30.
(d) $50-$100.

4. What invention in the early 1880s helped the homesteaders protect themselves from cattle drives?
(a) Barbed wire.
(b) Invisible fencing.
(c) Winchester rifles.
(d) Cattle prods.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Some prairie women were called upon to perform minor surgery and to ______________.

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

4. Where did the cook feed the men on a cattle drive?

5. What was one of the most serious crimes on the frontier?

(see the answer key)

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