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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 Virginia write such a long letter?
(a) She wanted her writing to be a part of history.
(b) She had promised her cousin that she would write to her and tell her about the trip once she reached California.
(c) She didn't have the time to make a short letter.
(d) She used her writing as a journal.

2. How did they get the wagons down the canyons?
(a) They didn't. They had to leave the wagons there.
(b) They pushed them and watched them roll.
(c) They used rope and tackle.
(d) The men blindfolded the oxen and guided them down with the wagons.

3. What happened when Margaret tried to cross the mountain?
(a) The snow was too deep.
(b) She missed her children too much so she came back.
(c) Her compass broke, and she had to turn back.
(d) She became ill.

4. What job did John and Edward have?
(a) They took care of the animals.
(b) They had to bury the dead.
(c) They hunted.
(d) They cleaned the houses.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Virginia write about her father's banishment?

2. How did Tamsen keep the children occupied?

3. How did Victoria react to the cannibalism?

4. Why did Bridger promote the shortcut?

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

(see the answer key)

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