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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Hastings promise the Donner Party in his letter?
(a) He promised he would personally escort them through the shortcut.
(b) The way was easier up ahead.
(c) There was food on the trail.
(d) They would move quickly through the tough parts.

3. What was in the middle of the desert?
(a) A mountain
(b) A lake
(c) A huge cactus
(d) A cabin

4. How did the Native Americans describe the Sierra Nevada?
(a) Rock upon rock
(b) Beauty and tragedy
(c) Entry to a new world
(d) The protective wall

5. When did the group reach the Humboldt Sink?
(a) In the middle of October
(b) In the middle of November
(c) In the middle of July
(d) In the middle of September

Short Answer Questions

1. How deep was the snow by the time they reached Truckee Lake?

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

3. How did Mary Murphy feel after her ordeal?

4. Where did the children sleep?

5. How did Pike die?

(see the answer key)

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