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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the travelers do before they headed across the desert?
(a) They prayed.
(b) They made hats to protect themselves from sand and sun.
(c) They wrote letters to send back to their relatives.
(d) They rested for a few days in the beautiful valley.

2. How did the native Americans help the snow shoers?
(a) They carried them back to the camp.
(b) They fed them pine nuts and acorn bread.
(c) They went and got help for them.
(d) They gave them maps to California.

3. How long did the travelers expect to be in the Great Salt Lake Desert?
(a) 7-8 days
(b) 1 very long and hard day
(c) 14 days
(d) 3-4 days

4. What did the travelers use instead of firewood to keep their fires going?
(a) Straw
(b) Paraffin wax
(c) Buffalo dung
(d) Coal

5. How deep was the snow by the time they reached Truckee Lake?
(a) 5 feet
(b) There wasn't any snow.
(c) 1 foot deep
(d) It was up to their thighs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to William Eddie's oxen?

2. What did Stanton recommend that the group do before crossing the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

3. How many members of Forlorn Hope survived?

4. What did the men do to the wagon wheels after crossing the Platte?

5. What sight did Reed see as he rode ahead?

(see the answer key)

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