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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the mode of transportation chosen by families to reach Kansas?
(a) Stagecoach.
(b) Boat.
(c) Covered wagon.
(d) Train.

4. The disappearance of _______________ made the Native American visits less friendly.
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Deer.
(c) Horses.
(d) Turkeys.

5. Prairie life made the woman ____________ her husband.
(a) Complain about.
(b) Subservient to.
(c) Equal to.
(d) In awe of.

6. Branches were often whittled into dolls and _____________ for children's toys.
(a) Ball bats.
(b) Whistles.
(c) Soldiers.
(d) Kazoos.

7. With which of the following crops did Kansas farmers experiment?
(a) Soy beans.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Tomatoes.

8. How much land did the government promise each Kansas settler?
(a) 50 acres.
(b) 160 acres.
(c) 30 acres.
(d) 100 acres.

9. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?
(a) Horse races.
(b) Concerts.
(c) Picnics.
(d) Ice cream socials.

10. The eastern and central plains Indians were usually _______________.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Shy.
(d) Invasive.

11. What lured people from the east to head to Kansas to settle?
(a) Cheap land.
(b) Fertile soil.
(c) Abundant water.
(d) Low taxes.

12. What kind of plow was used to turn the earth?
(a) Garden plow.
(b) Sod buster plow.
(c) Earth mover plow.
(d) Breaking plow.

13. Where would a typical dance be held on the prairie?
(a) Meadow.
(b) Town hall.
(c) General store.
(d) Barn.

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

15. What was the weight of the average sod house?
(a) 90 tons.
(b) 2 tons.
(c) 10 tons.
(d) 5 tons.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following skills did most prairie women possess?

2. The western plains Indians were usually _______________.

3. In 1874, the meat of livestock tasted like ____________ because of consuming so many of them.

4. What would announce that the Fourth of July had arrived?

5. Who was the main musician at prairie dances?

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