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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What West Hastings' occupation?
(a) Doctor
(b) Lawyer
(c) Accountant
(d) Shopkeeper

2. How did Tamsen Donner women feel about the trip?
(a) She thought it was going much better than expected.
(b) She thought it would be to their advantage.
(c) She braced herself for the harshness of it.
(d) She thought they would regret it.

3. How many states were in the Union in the spring of 1846?
(a) 52
(b) 20
(c) 13
(d) 28

4. How did Virginia spend her days after leaving Missouri?
(a) Reading to her grandmother
(b) Steering the wagons
(c) Minding the little ones
(d) On her pony

5. What was used to wash the dishes?
(a) They never washed dishes.
(b) They were wiped out with leaves.
(c) Soap and water
(d) Sand or gritty dirt

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Reed wagon later called?

2. How did the Reed women feel about the trip?

3. Where did the United States end?

4. How old was Virginia Elizabeth Backenstoe Reed when the family left Illinois?

5. How many people were in the group when it was at its full strength?

(see the answer key)

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