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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Which of the following male tasks did prairie women take on?
(a) Buying seed.
(b) Business meetings.
(c) Planting.
(d) Fishing.

4. Through which of the following did grasshoppers eat?
(a) Horses.
(b) Cows.
(c) Crops.
(d) Dust.

5. What did prairie families look forward to?
(a) Social visits.
(b) Barn raising.
(c) Church services.
(d) Quilting bees.

Short Answer Questions

1. The howl of coyotes and _________ would frighten settlers especially at night.

2. At what distance were horses changed on a stagecoach route?

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

4. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe what the pioneers would do on their favorite holiday.

2. What type of clothing did the pioneering families wear and how did the women keep them clean?

3. What were the two major government initiatives that forced Native Americans out of Kansas and where did they go?

4. What was a typical social visit between pioneer families and why were the social times so valued?

5. Describe a typical Christmas for a pioneer family.

6. Explain why pregnancy and childbirth were especially trying times for women and what complications were there for the newborns?

7. What did pioneer children do to amuse themselves?

8. What were the major diseases that plagued the homesteaders and what role did women play in health care?

9. What natural threats were ever present for prairie families?

10. What were the sources of hostility between the Native Americans and the homesteaders?

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