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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 Virginia feel about losing the Pioneer Palace Car?
(a) She thought it was practical.
(b) It made her angry.
(c) She was devastated.
(d) It didn't seem to bother her much.

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

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

4. What was completed in 1857, making traveling to California easier?
(a) A highway
(b) A cleared trail over the pass
(c) The Central Pacific Railroad
(d) A stagecoach pass

5. How many people were in the group when it was at its full strength?
(a) 87
(b) 41
(c) 142
(d) 63

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the letters that Bryant sent Reed?

2. How many miles would the cutoff save them?

3. How did Tamsen keep the children occupied?

4. Why was sitting difficult for them?

5. How did Victoria react to the cannibalism?

(see the answer key)

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