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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the weather like as the snowshoers traveled?
(a) Rainy
(b) Beautiful
(c) Miserable
(d) The sun was starting to melt the snow

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

3. How did Patrick Breen contribute to the fires at night?
(a) He shared his coal.
(b) He played the violin.
(c) He told tales.
(d) He chopped firewood.

4. What did James Clyman tell the travelers?
(a) There were hostile Indians up ahead.
(b) The weather was perfect for travel.
(c) He told them to stay away from the Hastings shortcut.
(d) The shortcut was clear for them.

5. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?
(a) By January
(b) By July
(c) By September
(d) By October

Short Answer Questions

1. How did James Reed revive Patty?

2. Who did Mrs. Murphy say they ought to eat?

3. Where did one woman think the rescuers came from?

4. How many miles would the cutoff save them?

5. What did the survivors do with the buckskin strings from the rescue party's snowshoes?

(see the answer key)

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