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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The prairie was usually devoid of trees and ______________.
(a) Tumbleweed.
(b) Bushes.
(c) Grass.
(d) Large rocks.

2. Native Americans did not regard land as _______________________.
(a) Eternal.
(b) Sacred.
(c) Property to be parceled and sold.
(d) Their own.

3. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?
(a) Mend.
(b) Make potions.
(c) Plant.
(d) Harvest.

4. What was Kansas known as prior to the middle of the 19th century?
(a) Halfway to Heaven.
(b) The Great American Desert.
(c) God's Country.
(d) The Middle of Nowhere.

5. To which of the following were Kansas settlers subjected?
(a) Hurricanes.
(b) Blizzards.
(c) Monsoons.
(d) Tsunamis.

6. To what city had the Kansas Pacific Railroad reached by 1870?
(a) Provo.
(b) Sacramento.
(c) Bozeman.
(d) Denver.

7. For how long did the Kansas Drought of 1860 last?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 18 months.

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

9. Which of the following did boy children do to help their fathers?
(a) Write letters.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Visit the banker.
(d) Make guns.

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

11. What was a constant worry on the prairie?
(a) Wind.
(b) Hurricane.
(c) Sunburn.
(d) Fire.

12. The howl of coyotes and _________ would frighten settlers especially at night.
(a) Indians.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Prairie dogs.
(d) Bears.

13. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
(a) Potatoes and corn.
(b) Wheat and soybeans.
(c) Rye and corn.
(d) Wheat and corn.

14. What disease was particularly devastating for young children on the prairie?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Chicken pox.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Measles.

15. Who cleared paths after major snowstorms?
(a) Community men.
(b) Women.
(c) Government workers.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the most-celebrated holiday among prairie families?

3. Sarah White and _______________ were two young white women captured by Indians.

4. What was the most valued source of fuel on the prairie?

5. Which of the following was true about Anna Brewster Morgan?

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