View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the Donner Party running low on?
(a) Ammunition
(b) Water
(c) Strength
(d) Food

2. What did the travelers do before they headed across the desert?
(a) They made hats to protect themselves from sand and sun.
(b) They prayed.
(c) They wrote letters to send back to their relatives.
(d) They rested for a few days in the beautiful valley.

3. How many wagons did the Reeds lose in the desert?
(a) 1
(b)
(c) 3
(d) 2

4. How did Reed react to Clyman's message?
(a) He started making weapons.
(b) He brushed off the warnings.
(c) He hugged the man for the good news.
(d) He told everyone they should move out as quickly as possible.

5. What did the travelers use instead of firewood to keep their fires going?
(a) Straw
(b) Buffalo dung
(c) Coal
(d) Paraffin wax

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Murphy clan and the Reeds and Donners get along?

2. How did Tamsen Donner women feel about the trip?

3. What did Hastings promise the Donner Party in his letter?

4. What did the men do to the wagon wheels after crossing the Platte?

5. How did Virginia spend her days after leaving Missouri?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 288 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample