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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of soup did they eat daily?
(a) Bear
(b) Stone soup
(c) Venison
(d) Ox hide

2. Why was sitting difficult for them?
(a) They were used to moving.
(b) They got too cold sitting in one spot.
(c) They no longer had fat on their bottoms.
(d) There was no furniture.

3. Why was it a little difficult to read Virginia's letter?
(a) The ink smudged.
(b) She wrote in Spanish.
(c) Her spelling skills were terrible.
(d) The paper was torn and mildewed.

4. How did people learn about the story of the Donner Party?
(a) Television
(b) From newspapers
(c) Radio
(d) Telephone

5. Why did they decide to take the cutoff?
(a) They didn't like the people going the other route.
(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) It was what they planned all along.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the note from Hastings on the stick say?

2. What West Hastings' occupation?

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

4. What happened to 13-year-old Edward Breen?

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

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