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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of soup did they eat daily?
(a) Bear
(b) Stone soup
(c) Venison
(d) Ox hide

2. What did the survivors do with the buckskin strings from the rescue party's snowshoes?
(a) They held them reverently.
(b) They stole them and ate them.
(c) They used them to tie the tent flap together so they wouldn't be cold any longer.
(d) They used them to tie up their remaining belongings.

3. How close were the travelers to the summit when they decided to rest and got snowed in?
(a) Three miles
(b) 50 miles
(c) 1/4 mile
(d) 20 miles

4. How long did the travelers expect to be in the Great Salt Lake Desert?
(a) 1 very long and hard day
(b) 3-4 days
(c) 7-8 days
(d) 14 days

5. How did the Murphy clan and the Reeds and Donners get along?
(a) They seemed wary of each other.
(b) They were outrightly hostile to each other.
(c) They were constantly bickering.
(d) They were like a big family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to George Donner's hand?

2. What was the weather like as the snowshoers traveled?

3. What happened to the dogs that were traveling with the group?

4. What West Hastings' occupation?

5. How did family members feel about their ancestors?

(see the answer key)

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