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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sight did Reed see as he rode ahead?
(a) He found abandoned wagons.
(b) People were unyoking their oken and driving them ahead to find water.
(c) There were corpses on the ground.
(d) He found water shortly ahead.

2. Independence, Missouri known for all of these except what?
(a) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading west to Oregon.
(b) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading west to California.
(c) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading south along the Santa Fe Trail.
(d) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading east to New York.

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

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

5. What did the children suck on to bring forth saliva?
(a) Rock candy
(b) Flattened bullets
(c) Stones
(d) Their fingers

Short Answer Questions

1. How many wagons did the Reeds lose in the desert?

2. How did Reed react to Clyman's message?

3. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?

4. What did the book they follow mostly consist of?

5. What was Sutter's fort like?

(see the answer key)

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