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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Reed kill Snyder?
(a) Snyder was stealing from his family.
(b) It was an act of self-defense.
(c) Snyder attacked his wife.
(d) He hated the man.

2. What was in the middle of the desert?
(a) A mountain
(b) A cabin
(c) A lake
(d) A huge cactus

3. What kind of soup did they eat daily?
(a) Bear
(b) Venison
(c) Ox hide
(d) Stone soup

4. How far into the established route did Hastings Cutoff appear?
(a) More than halfway
(b) It was near the beginning
(c) About a quarter of the way through
(d) Right on the mid-point

5. Why was it a little difficult to read Virginia's letter?
(a) She wrote in Spanish.
(b) The paper was torn and mildewed.
(c) Her spelling skills were terrible.
(d) The ink smudged.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Reed want out west?

2. What did the families do in the evening?

3. What was the Reed wagon later called?

4. Where did the children sleep?

5. What did William Eddy find in his pack?

(see the answer key)

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