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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How fast was the Donner Party moving as they blazed through the Wasatch?
(a) 8 miles a day
(b) 15 miles a day
(c) 2 miles a day
(d) 10 miles a day

3. What was the problem with Tommy?
(a) He couldn't walk through the deep snow, and they couldn't carry him.
(b) His leg wound was infected.
(c) He couldn't breathe right.
(d) He wouldn't stop coughing.

4. What happened to the Breen's dog, Towser?
(a) It ran away.
(b) They traded it to the Native Americans for food.
(c) They had to eat it.
(d) The Native Americans stole it.

5. What did the surface of the desert consist of?
(a) Dust
(b) Copper-colored powdery sand
(c) Salt and alkali
(d) Nipping mites

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of soup did they eat daily?

2. What reputation did the 40 mile desert have?

3. How many times did the company end up fording the Truckee River?

4. What happened to William Eddie's oxen?

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

(see the answer key)

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