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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the families do in the evening?
(a) They hunted.
(b) Prepared for the next day.
(c) Relaxed
(d) They went to bed very early.

2. What was George Donner's occupation?
(a) Lawyer
(b) He ran mills and made furniture.
(c) Farmer
(d) He ran a grocery store.

3. How did the Murphy clan and the Reeds and Donners get along?
(a) They were like a big family.
(b) They were outrightly hostile to each other.
(c) They were constantly bickering.
(d) They seemed wary of each other.

4. How far into the established route did Hastings Cutoff appear?
(a) About a quarter of the way through
(b) Right on the mid-point
(c) It was near the beginning
(d) More than halfway

5. What did James Clyman tell the travelers?
(a) There were hostile Indians up ahead.
(b) The weather was perfect for travel.
(c) The shortcut was clear for them.
(d) He told them to stay away from the Hastings shortcut.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the interior of the wagon remind Virginia of?

2. How did Virginia spend her days after leaving Missouri?

3. Where was James Reed from originally?

4. Why did Reed kill Snyder?

5. What was the Reed wagon later called?

(see the answer key)

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