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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following adorned the Christmas trees of prairie families?
(a) Lights.
(b) Candy canes.
(c) Tinsel.
(d) Popcorn.

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

3. Sarah White and _______________ were two young white women captured by Indians.
(a) Sally Ann Madison.
(b) Anna Brewster Morgan.
(c) Mary McKenna.
(d) Lucille Bronson.

4. What was a major occasion for social gatherings among prairie families?
(a) Christenings.
(b) Weddings.
(c) Cabin raisings.
(d) Funerals.

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

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

7. What was a major source of crop devastation on the prairie?
(a) Grasshoppers.
(b) Wolves.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Prairie dogs.

8. Which of the following was true about Anna Brewster Morgan?
(a) She organized a prairie women's group.
(b) She founded the University of Kansas.
(c) She was the best shot in the West.
(d) She was captured by Indians.

9. How were land concessions negotiated with the Native Americans?
(a) Military rule.
(b) Contracts.
(c) By force.
(d) Treaties.

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

11. Where was a good place for a man to find a good woman?
(a) Ice cream socials.
(b) Church.
(c) Bachelors Balls.
(d) School.

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

13. What type of animals usually worked the plow?
(a) Mules.
(b) Cows.
(c) Horses.
(d) Oxen.

14. Construction on what railroad began in 1862?
(a) B&O Railroad.
(b) Norfolk Southern Railroad.
(c) Union Pacific Railroad.
(d) Kansas Pacific Railroad.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was a favorite recreation for prairie families?

3. Occasional skirmishes perpetuated the myth of the Native Americans as ________________.

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

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

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