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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the surviving oxen?
(a) They were set free.
(b) They were slaughtered for food and for their hides.
(c) They were killed one by one as time progressed and people got hungry.
(d) They built a barn for them.

2. How long did the snowshoers think it would take them to get to the first settlement in California?
(a) 2 days
(b) 6 days
(c) 30 days
(d) 14 days

3. What did the book they follow mostly consist of?
(a) Propaganda
(b) Weather reports
(c) Advice for travel
(d) Packing lists

4. What did Louis Keseberg do in California?
(a) He started lecturing on the Donner Party experience.
(b) He ran a hotel and restaurant.
(c) He became a law officer.
(d) He earned a reputation as a thief.

5. Where are James Reed's pocket watch and Masonic medal displayed?
(a) At Johnson's Ranch
(b) Sutter's Fort
(c) At Donner Memorial State Park
(d) At the University of California at Berkely

Short Answer Questions

1. How did James Reed revive Patty?

2. What lured emigrants to California in 1849 in 1850?

3. What was the Reed wagon later called?

4. What was the Donner Party running low on?

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

(see the answer key)

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