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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did James Clyman tell the travelers?
(a) The weather was perfect for travel.
(b) He told them to stay away from the Hastings shortcut.
(c) There were hostile Indians up ahead.
(d) The shortcut was clear for them.

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

3. Why did the travelers want to get to their destination by winter?
(a) The mother was going to have a baby then.
(b) The deep snows close the mountain passes.
(c) They wanted to celebrate Christmas in a new place.
(d) They were looking forward to warm weather in winter and no more snow.

4. What happened to 13-year-old Edward Breen?
(a) He was murdered.
(b) He died from illness.
(c) He fell off his horse and broke his leg.
(d) He was lost.

5. What did emigrants do once they realize that they were trapped?
(a) They hunted for food.
(b) They cried.
(c) They began to make dwellings.
(d) They turned around.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the United States end?

2. Who is the unofficial untarnished hero of the Donner Party?

3. What kind of soup did they eat daily?

4. Where did George and Jacob Donner and their families camp?

5. What did the book they follow mostly consist of?

(see the answer key)

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