View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?
(a) By January
(b) By September
(c) By October
(d) By July

4. What happened to Virginia's aunt according to her stories?
(a) She was held hostage by Indians.
(b) She learned how to become a tracker from the Indians.
(c) She fought against the Indians.
(d) She became an Indian princess.

5. What did the travelers use instead of firewood to keep their fires going?
(a) Buffalo dung
(b) Coal
(c) Straw
(d) Paraffin wax

Short Answer Questions

1. What was James Reed's occupation?

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

3. What is caching, according to the emigrants?

4. What was the Reed wagon later called?

5. What did the travelers eat for lunch?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 200 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample