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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did they consider drawing lots?
(a) To see who would go ahead alone to find help
(b) To see who should die so the others could live
(c) To see who would be in charge of tending the fire throughout the night
(d) To see who would go without dinner

2. How did Virginia described the occasion where she nearly died?
(a) She didn't mention it.
(b) She wrote that it was a useless attempt right from the start.
(c) She was very dramatic about it.
(d) She merely said that her feet were frozen very badly.

3. What job did John and Edward have?
(a) They had to bury the dead.
(b) They cleaned the houses.
(c) They took care of the animals.
(d) They hunted.

4. How did Tamsen keep the children occupied?
(a) She gave them chores to do.
(b) She had them make up stories.
(c) She made crafts with them out of natural materials.
(d) She told them stories from the Bible.

5. Why did the travelers want to get to their destination by winter?
(a) They wanted to celebrate Christmas in a new place.
(b) They were looking forward to warm weather in winter and no more snow.
(c) The deep snows close the mountain passes.
(d) The mother was going to have a baby then.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Bridger promote the shortcut?

2. What did the interior of the wagon remind Virginia of?

3. When did the group reach the Humboldt Sink?

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

5. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?

(see the answer key)

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