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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Santa enter the homes of prairie families on Christmas Eve?
2. Which of the following did girl children do to help their mothers?
3. What was especially valued for their ability to keep out the cold?
4. Where was a good place for a man to find a good woman?
5. What became the staple crops for the Kansas farmer?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the use of cow and buffalo dung on the prairie.
2. What behavior of the Native Americans would catch the homesteaders off guard in their homes?
3. Describe what the pioneers would do on their favorite holiday.
4. In addition to fires, what other natural disasters did the homesteaders need to fend off?
5. Describe a typical picnic for the homesteaders.
6. What were the major diseases that plagued the homesteaders and what role did women play in health care?
7. Explain the roles of children in the prairie family.
8. What natural threats were ever present for prairie families?
9. Describe how a winter storm was so incapacitating to prairie families.
10. When did the railroad become a viable method of transportation west?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the early churches in frontier Kansas. How were they constructed. How were they furnished? What types of buildings served as churches before dedicated structures could be constructed?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the methods by which prairie women would obtain their medicines. What other medical tools did they fashion out of what they had? How do those methods compare to alternative medicines today?
Essay Topic 3
Explain the role of religion on the Kansas prairie. Was there an increase in religious life because just living on the prairie was such a trying experience? What were the primary religions represented on the Kansas frontier?
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