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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 the first group find that pioneers had left the winter before?
(a) Food
(b) Maps
(c) A cabin
(d) Weapons

2. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?
(a) It was beautiful every step of the way.
(b) It was a clear path.
(c) It was barely discernible.
(d) It was marked by Hastings.

3. Why did they decide to take the cutoff?
(a) It was what they planned all along.
(b) They had a group vote, but they didn't allow the women to vote.
(c) Hastings joined them so they had a guide.
(d) They didn't like the people going the other route.

4. What was the Caw tribe like?
(a) They were peaceful.
(b) They wondered what the travelers were doing.
(c) They were wise and offered traveling advice.
(d) They were hostile.

5. Who did Mrs. Murphy say they ought to eat?
(a) No-one
(b) Towser
(c) Milt
(d) Charles

Short Answer Questions

1. What was James Reed's occupation?

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

3. What did emigrants do once they realize that they were trapped?

4. How did they help Jimmy Reed travel?

5. What special meal did the Reed children have for Christmas?

(see the answer key)

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