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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) Luis and Salvador
(b) Hastings
(c) Franklin Graves and his extended family
(d) Charles Stanton

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

3. How did the Murphy clan and the Reeds and Donners get along?
(a) They were outrightly hostile to each other.
(b) They were constantly bickering.
(c) They were like a big family.
(d) They seemed wary of each other.

4. When did Mary Murphy get married?
(a) Nine months after her rescue
(b) Within a week of her rescue
(c) Within a month of her rescue
(d) Within a year of her rescue

5. How many wagons did the Reeds lose in the desert?
(a) 2
(b)
(c) 1
(d) 3

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the problem with Tommy?

3. What did William Eddy find in his pack?

4. Why did Bridger promote the shortcut?

5. What did the Donners find along the trail when the groups were split up?

(see the answer key)

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