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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the group reach the Humboldt Sink?
(a) In the middle of July
(b) In the middle of November
(c) In the middle of October
(d) In the middle of September

2. When did they think the summit would be snowed in?
(a) By January
(b) That week
(c) By the middle of December
(d) By the middle of November

3. Who is the unofficial untarnished hero of the Donner Party?
(a) Charles Stanton
(b) James Reed
(c) Patrick Dolan
(d) William Eddy

4. What happened to Mr. Wolfinger?
(a) He became ill.
(b) He was found murdered.
(c) He went off to find help.
(d) He died from an infection on his leg.

5. What happened to James Reed after he killed Snyder?
(a) He was hung.
(b) He was banished.
(c) He had to bury Snyder as punishment.
(d) Nothing

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Caw tribe like?

2. How did Pike die?

3. Independence, Missouri known for all of these except what?

4. How fast was the Donner Party moving along the Humboldt?

5. How with the group feeling by the time they reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake?

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