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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many wagons did each family have?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 1
(d) 2

2. Where was James Reed from originally?
(a) New York
(b) Ireland
(c) Missouri
(d) North Carolina

3. Who joined the Donner party as they cleared the trail through the Wasatch?
(a) Hastings
(b) Charles Stanton
(c) Franklin Graves and his extended family
(d) Luis and Salvador

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

5. What did Sutter do?
(a) He established a fort and trading post.
(b) He rescued people who were injured on the trail.
(c) He was a pioneer.
(d) He was a hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do people get across the great Salt Lake Desert in today's world?

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

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

4. How did Reed react to Clyman's message?

5. What did Hastings promise the Donner Party in his letter?

(see the answer key)

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