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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) 5
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3

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

3. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?
(a) It was a clear path.
(b) It was barely discernible.
(c) It was marked by Hastings.
(d) It was beautiful every step of the way.

4. How did Patrick Breen contribute to the fires at night?
(a) He told tales.
(b) He played the violin.
(c) He shared his coal.
(d) He chopped firewood.

5. What happened to the letters that Bryant sent Reed?
(a) Reed tore them up without reading them.
(b) Reed never received them.
(c) Reed laughed when he read them.
(d) They were given to Donner instead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the skilled explorers find about Hastings shortcut?

2. What was the hardest part of the trip?

3. Independence, Missouri known for all of these except what?

4. What did Sutter do?

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

(see the answer key)

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