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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 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.

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

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

4. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?
(a) By October
(b) By January
(c) By September
(d) By July

5. 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 laughed when he read them.
(d) Reed never received them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people were in the group when it was at its full strength?

2. How did Virginia described the occasion where she nearly died?

3. Why didn't Virginia join the group that went off for help?

4. What happened to George Donner's hand?

5. How far into the established route did Hastings Cutoff appear?

(see the answer key)

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