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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is caching, according to the emigrants?
(a) Dumping items out of the wagon
(b) Putting food aside in rations
(c) Removing furniture and burying it to prevent theft
(d) Storing food they found on the trail

2. What was Sutter's fort like?
(a) It was very small, but had enough supplies to fulfill their needs.
(b) It was falling apart.
(c) It was like a small city.
(d) It was too big to navigate in one day.

3. How old was Virginia Elizabeth Backenstoe Reed when the family left Illinois?
(a) Almost 25
(b) Almost 18
(c) Almost 13
(d) Almost 7

4. Who joined the Donner party as they cleared the trail through the Wasatch?
(a) Luis and Salvador
(b) Franklin Graves and his extended family
(c) Charles Stanton
(d) Hastings

5. Why did Bridger promote the shortcut?
(a) He heard good things about it.
(b) He was desperate for the business it would bring as people passed by his trading post.
(c) He believed in Hastings.
(d) He had been on it himself and thought it was a wise plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were in the group when it was at its full strength?

2. What did the travelers do before they headed across the desert?

3. How did Patrick Breen contribute to the fires at night?

4. What was the Reed wagon later called?

5. How many wagons did each family have?

(see the answer key)

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