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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first bit of trouble the Donner Party encountered?
(a) Indians
(b) Horses ran away
(c) Cholera
(d) Rain

2. How did the Reed women feel about the trip?
(a) They thought they would regret it.
(b) They braced themselves for the harshness of it.
(c) It was going much better than they expected.
(d) They were very excited about the adventure.

3. What did Hastings promise the Donner Party in his letter?
(a) The way was easier up ahead.
(b) They would move quickly through the tough parts.
(c) There was food on the trail.
(d) He promised he would personally escort them through the shortcut.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the United States end?

2. What is caching, according to the emigrants?

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

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

5. How many miles would the cutoff save them?

(see the answer key)

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