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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tamsen keep the children occupied?
(a) She had them make up stories.
(b) She told them stories from the Bible.
(c) She made crafts with them out of natural materials.
(d) She gave them chores to do.

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

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

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

5. What did Hastings promise the Donner Party in his letter?
(a) They would move quickly through the tough parts.
(b) The way was easier up ahead.
(c) There was food on the trail.
(d) He promised he would personally escort them through the shortcut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of soup did they eat daily?

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

3. Why did they decide to take the cutoff?

4. How did they get the wagons down the canyons?

5. Where did George and Jacob Donner and their families camp?

(see the answer key)

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