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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the first snowshoer to die?
(a) Lem Murphy
(b) William Eddy
(c) Mary Ann Graves
(d) Charles Stanton

3. How do people get across the great Salt Lake Desert in today's world?
(a) Walking
(b) Interstate 80
(c) On country roads
(d) Stagecoach

4. Why didn't the Donner Party see other travelers?
(a) Everyone was avoiding them.
(b) Most people head passed through a month before.
(c) They were on a different route.
(d) The others were still far behind them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the travelers do before they headed across the desert?

2. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?

3. What did the first group find that pioneers had left the winter before?

4. How did the Murphy clan and the Reeds and Donners get along?

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

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