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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 Bridger promote the shortcut?
(a) He believed in Hastings.
(b) He heard good things about it.
(c) He was desperate for the business it would bring as people passed by his trading post.
(d) He had been on it himself and thought it was a wise plan.

2. What role did the granite rock have in constructing dwellings?
(a) It acted as a wall and chimney.
(b) They used it to sharpen their knives so they could chop trees for their housing.
(c) They chipped at the granite to make wall coverings.
(d) It gave them a foundation.

3. What did Virginia write about her father's banishment?
(a) She only said that he had to go on to California for provisions. D
(b) She didn't write about it at all.
(c) She said it was fair.
(d) She wrote that his punishment was very unjust.

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

5. Why did they decide to take the cutoff?
(a) They had a group vote, but they didn't allow the women to vote.
(b) They didn't like the people going the other route.
(c) It was what they planned all along.
(d) Hastings joined them so they had a guide.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was sitting difficult for them?

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

3. What did Virginia write about Lansford Hastings?

4. How many miles would the cutoff save them?

5. Who went off to find help nine days before Christmas?

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