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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who had given William Eddy the secret gift that he found in his pack?
(a) Charles
(b) His wife, Eleanor
(c) Virginia
(d) Margaret

2. How many members of the Donner Party committed suicide?
(a) 12
(b)
(c) 4
(d) 22

3. Where did George and Jacob Donner and their families camp?
(a) In California
(b) At Tuskegee Lake
(c) At Alder Creek
(d) At the summit

4. What did emigrants do once they realize that they were trapped?
(a) They turned around.
(b) They hunted for food.
(c) They cried.
(d) They began to make dwellings.

5. What did William Eddy find in his pack?
(a) Crumbs
(b) A knife
(c) Bear meat
(d) Matches

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the United States end?

2. What did the book they follow mostly consist of?

3. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?

4. What did the note from Hastings on the stick say?

5. What sight did Reed see as he rode ahead?

(see the answer key)

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