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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Mrs. Murphy say they ought to eat?
(a) No-one
(b) Milt
(c) Charles
(d) Towser

2. How did people learn about the story of the Donner Party?
(a) Radio
(b) Telephone
(c) Television
(d) From newspapers

3. 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 fine if the travelers were experts.
(d) It was tricky in areas.

4. What was Louis Keseberg notorious for?
(a) Starting fights
(b) Possibly killing Tamsen Donner
(c) Robbing the others
(d) Killing Charles Stanton

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did emigrants do once they realize that they were trapped?

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

3. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?

4. What special meal did the Reed children have for Christmas?

5. How did the survivors respond when they saw the rescuers?

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