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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the men do to the wagon wheels after crossing the Platte?
(a) They sanded them down.
(b) They added metal to them.
(c) They re-greased and re-set them.
(d) They completely dried them out.

2. Where did one woman think the rescuers came from?
(a) Heaven
(b) Hell
(c) Illinois
(d) Oregon

3. What book did Reed and Donner use for guidance?
(a) The Emigrants' Guide to Oregon and California
(b) California or Bust
(c) The Oregon Trail
(d) Go West, Young Man - Memoirs of Daniel Boone

4. How many times did the company end up fording the Truckee River?
(a) 5 times
(b) Twice
(c) At least 30 times
(d) At least 22 times

5. What sight did Reed see as he rode ahead?
(a) People were unyoking their oken and driving them ahead to find water.
(b) He found abandoned wagons.
(c) There were corpses on the ground.
(d) He found water shortly ahead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to William Eddie's oxen?

2. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?

3. When did the group reach the Humboldt Sink?

4. Where did George and Jacob Donner and their families camp?

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

(see the answer key)

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