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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when Hardcoop could no longer walk?
(a) They left him behind to die.
(b) They carried him on their backs.
(c) They let him lie in the wagons.
(d) They made crutches for him.

2. What reputation did the 40 mile desert have?
(a) It was a graveyard for abandoned wagons.
(b) It was more beautiful than other deserts.
(c) It was a death trap.
(d) It was forgiving for a desert.

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

4. Who joined the Donner party as they cleared the trail through the Wasatch?
(a) Franklin Graves and his extended family
(b) Hastings
(c) Charles Stanton
(d) Luis and Salvador

5. Where was James Reed from originally?
(a) Missouri
(b) North Carolina
(c) Ireland
(d) New York

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Caw tribe like?

2. What was Sutter's fort like?

3. What wild animal almost broke into the camp?

4. What did the travelers do before they headed across the desert?

5. Why did they decide to take the cutoff?

(see the answer key)

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