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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the note from Hastings on the stick say?
(a) He said he would be with them shortly.
(b) He told them to turn around and go back.
(c) The trail ahead was very bad, and they should wait for Hastings.
(d) His party had gotten ill so they were delayed.

2. What wild animal almost broke into the camp?
(a) Buffalo
(b) Bear
(c) Wolf
(d) Hog

3. Why didn't the Donner Party see other travelers?
(a) They were on a different route.
(b) The others were still far behind them.
(c) Everyone was avoiding them.
(d) Most people head passed through a month before.

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

5. What was the Donner Party running low on?
(a) Strength
(b) Food
(c) Water
(d) Ammunition

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the families do in the evening?

2. Who joined the Donner party as they cleared the trail through the Wasatch?

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

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

5. Who possessed the west?

(see the answer key)

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