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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Foster want to kill?
(a) Patrick Dolan
(b) Their Native American guides.
(c) Lem Murphy
(d) William Eddy

2. What kind of soup did they eat daily?
(a) Stone soup
(b) Venison
(c) Bear
(d) Ox hide

3. What happened to the dogs that were traveling with the group?
(a) They were used to guard against wild animals.
(b) They were given to the Native Americans.
(c) They were let loose.
(d) The humans had to eat them.

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

5. Hw many other people died the night Dolan died?
(a) 4
(b)
(c) 3
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did they consider drawing lots?

2. Who led the first rescue party that reached the survivors?

3. What wild animal almost broke into the camp?

4. Who helped with the chores?

5. What is caching, according to the emigrants?

(see the answer key)

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