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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was known to batter crops during the summer months?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Bats.
(c) Hailstones.
(d) Locusts.

3. In what city did William C. Quantrill base his operations?
(a) Harlan.
(b) Lawrence.
(c) Fort Scott.
(d) Abilene.

4. The first schoolhouses usually had nothing more than a stove and a __________________.
(a) Bookshelf.
(b) Window.
(c) Small slate blackboard.
(d) Chair.

5. When a General Store grew, it divided into separate departments that could include ______________.
(a) Books.
(b) Magazines.
(c) Pharmacy.
(d) Aromatherapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?

2. General stores also served as _____________.

3. Why was the town of Osawatomie attacked?

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

5. Who was the main musician at prairie dances?

(see the answer key)

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