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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Louis Keseberg notorious for?
(a) Killing Charles Stanton
(b) Starting fights
(c) Possibly killing Tamsen Donner
(d) Robbing the others

2. What happened to the dogs that were traveling with the group?
(a) They were used to guard against wild animals.
(b) The humans had to eat them.
(c) They were let loose.
(d) They were given to the Native Americans.

3. How many people left with the first rescue team?
(a) 24
(b) 80
(c) 7
(d) 42

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

5. How many states were in the Union in the spring of 1846?
(a) 13
(b) 52
(c) 28
(d) 20

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are James Reed's pocket watch and Masonic medal displayed?

2. How close were the travelers to the summit when they decided to rest and got snowed in?

3. How did the Native Americans describe the Sierra Nevada?

4. How long did it take the group to prepare to travel?

5. Where was the family going to move to?

(see the answer key)

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