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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the letters that Bryant sent Reed?
(a) They were given to Donner instead.
(b) Reed tore them up without reading them.
(c) Reed never received them.
(d) Reed laughed when he read them.

2. What happened to George Donner's hand?
(a) He had a cut that was becoming infected.
(b) It was chopped off.
(c) It was severely burned.
(d) He developed frostbite.

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

4. How with the group feeling by the time they reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake?
(a) Euphoric
(b) Angry
(c) Tired but happy
(d) Worn-out and discouraged

5. What did the book they follow mostly consist of?
(a) Packing lists
(b) Propaganda
(c) Weather reports
(d) Advice for travel

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Virginia write about Lansford Hastings?

2. Why was sitting difficult for them?

3. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?

4. How did Victoria react to the cannibalism?

5. Who joined the Donner party as they cleared the trail through the Wasatch?

(see the answer key)

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