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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the skilled explorers find about Hastings shortcut?

3. How did people learn about the story of the Donner Party?

4. Why did they decide to take the cutoff?

5. What happened to the dogs that were traveling with the group?

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