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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who helped with the chores?
(a) Everyone over the age of five
(b) Only the men
(c) Only the women
(d) Grandma
2. What sight did Reed see as he rode ahead?
(a) There were corpses on the ground.
(b) He found water shortly ahead.
(c) He found abandoned wagons.
(d) People were unyoking their oken and driving them ahead to find water.
3. How many wagons did each family have?
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 5
4. How did Pike die?
(a) His pistol accidentally fired off as he reloaded it.
(b) He died of infection.
(c) He was murdered.
(d) He died of illness.
5. How do people get across the great Salt Lake Desert in today's world?
(a) Stagecoach
(b) Interstate 80
(c) On country roads
(d) Walking
Short Answer Questions
1. What happened to Virginia's aunt according to her stories?
2. What reputation did the 40 mile desert have?
3. How many times did the company end up fording the Truckee River?
4. What did Hastings promise the Donner Party in his letter?
5. Why did Reed kill Snyder?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe what would eventually become known as the Pioneer Palace Car.
2. Why did Virginia's father choose to take his family to California?
3. What did the families do in the evenings?
4. How did the women feel about the decision, and how was their opinion factored in?
5. How did the Reed wagons do on the journey?
6. Why was Independence, Missouri so famous?
7. Even though Hastings didn't meet them at the Fort, why did they continue to go on to take the Cutoff?
8. What did the note that Hastings left tell the travelers? Was his statement valid?
9. What did James Reed say that persuaded the man to take Hastings' Cutoff?
10. What type of obstacles did people on wagon trains frequently have to face?
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