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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 encounter as they climbed the Sierra Nevada?
(a) Illness
(b) New friendships with the Native Americans
(c) A burning sun
(d) Snow

2. What was the first bit of trouble the Donner Party encountered?
(a) Indians
(b) Rain
(c) Horses ran away
(d) Cholera

3. How would James keep in touch with his family?
(a) He hid along the trail and used sign language to communicate with them.
(b) He didn't.
(c) Through seances
(d) He would leave a note on the trail.

4. What did the skilled explorers find about Hastings shortcut?
(a) It was easier to travel than they had thought.
(b) Traveling it with oxen would be suicide.
(c) It was tricky in areas.
(d) It was fine if the travelers were experts.

5. What disaster occurred while James Reed rode ahead?
(a) 16 of his oxen stampeded into the desert.
(b) His daughter was stung by a scorpian.
(c) Their wagon train had been attacked, and the food was stolen.
(d) His wife was dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the book they follow mostly consist of?

2. Who joined the Donner party as they cleared the trail through the Wasatch?

3. How many people were in the group when it was at its full strength?

4. How did they stay warm at night?

5. How did Tamsen Donner women feel about the trip?

(see the answer key)

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