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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who possessed the west?
(a) England
(b) Native Americans
(c) Californians
(d) Mexico

2. What was Reed going on to do?
(a) He was racing ahead to bring back help.
(b) Find Hastings
(c) Get food for the travelers
(d) Negotiate with the Indians

3. Why was Jean Baptiste Trudeau poking through the snow with a stick?
(a) He was trying to find a lost child.
(b) He was hallucinating.
(c) He was looking for a forgotten ox.
(d) He was trying to find firewood.

4. How many people came to the Donner reunion in 1996?
(a) 92
(b) 150
(c) 20
(d) 450

5. How many wagons did each family have?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 5

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the skilled explorers find about Hastings shortcut?

2. What special meal did the Reed children have for Christmas?

3. What modern disaster can be compared to the Donner experience?

4. What happened to the teenager who ate a lot of food after surviving?

5. What disaster occurred while James Reed rode ahead?

(see the answer key)

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