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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How far into the established route did Hastings Cutoff appear?
(a) More than halfway
(b) About a quarter of the way through
(c) It was near the beginning
(d) Right on the mid-point

2. How many times had George Donner emigrated?
(a) 5
(b) Never
(c) 7
(d) 3

3. Where did the United States end?
(a) New Mexico
(b) Texas
(c) California
(d) Missouri

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

5. How fast was the Donner Party moving as they blazed through the Wasatch?
(a) 15 miles a day
(b) 10 miles a day
(c) 2 miles a day
(d) 8 miles a day

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Reed and Donner use for guidance?

2. What did the note from Hastings on the stick say?

3. How many miles would the cutoff save them?

4. How many states were in the Union in the spring of 1846?

5. What did the travelers eat for lunch?

(see the answer key)

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