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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did they help Jimmy Reed travel?
(a) They encouraged him by telling him that every step he took was getting closer to Papa.
(b) They put him on a sled.
(c) They threatened him.
(d) They carried him.

2. How did James Reed revive Patty?
(a) He performed CPR on her.
(b) He yelled at her and smacked her.
(c) He rubbed cold snow on her face.
(d) He gave her crumbs he stored in his mitten.

3. How did Mary Murphy feel after her ordeal?
(a) She was very grateful to survive.
(b) She felt like they deserved what they went through.
(c) She was eager to move on.
(d) She felt as if she had nothing to live for.

4. How old was Virginia Elizabeth Backenstoe Reed when the family left Illinois?
(a) Almost 25
(b) Almost 13
(c) Almost 18
(d) Almost 7

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the people who resorted to cannibalism?

2. Where did George and Jacob Donner and their families camp?

3. What did the travelers encounter as they climbed the Sierra Nevada?

4. Who helped with the chores?

5. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?

(see the answer key)

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