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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the children sleep?
(a) Under the wagon
(b) Around the campfire
(c) On Grandma's bed
(d) In a second story loft

2. What sight did Reed see as he rode ahead?
(a) He found water shortly ahead.
(b) People were unyoking their oken and driving them ahead to find water.
(c) He found abandoned wagons.
(d) There were corpses on the ground.

3. What did the note from Hastings on the stick say?
(a) He said he would be with them shortly.
(b) His party had gotten ill so they were delayed.
(c) The trail ahead was very bad, and they should wait for Hastings.
(d) He told them to turn around and go back.

4. When did they think the summit would be snowed in?
(a) By the middle of November
(b) By January
(c) By the middle of December
(d) That week

5. How long did it take the group to prepare to travel?
(a) A week
(b) Two days
(c) Two years
(d) Several months

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the travelers journey south after the desert?

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

3. How fast was the Donner Party moving as they blazed through the Wasatch?

4. What happened when Mrs. Reed first saw her husband?

5. How many rescue parties left Sutters Fort?

(see the answer key)

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