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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Sutter do?
(a) He was a hunter.
(b) He rescued people who were injured on the trail.
(c) He established a fort and trading post.
(d) He was a pioneer.

2. When did the group reach the Humboldt Sink?
(a) In the middle of October
(b) In the middle of November
(c) In the middle of September
(d) In the middle of July

3. Who helped with the chores?
(a) Only the men
(b) Only the women
(c) Everyone over the age of five
(d) Grandma

4. What happened to James Reed after he killed Snyder?
(a) He was hung.
(b) He was banished.
(c) He had to bury Snyder as punishment.
(d) Nothing

5. Where was the family going to move to?
(a) Missouri
(b) California
(c) Oregon
(d) Texas

Short Answer Questions

1. What was in the middle of the desert?

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

3. Why did Sarah Keyes join the wagon train?

4. How close were the travelers to the summit when they decided to rest and got snowed in?

5. Who possessed the west?

(see the answer key)

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