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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Louis Keseberg notorious for?

2. How did the survivors respond when they saw the rescuers?

3. How did Victoria react to the cannibalism?

4. How did the rescue party find the survivors?

5. What kind of soup did they eat daily?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Donner party story affect emigrants traveling West?

2. Why didn't the Donner families camp with the others?

3. How did the members of the Donner Party interact when they reached California?

4. What was the Reed reunion like?

5. How many people were stuck camping near the lake, and how many people went off to find help nine days before Christmas?

6. What did the Miwok Indians do to help them?

7. What happened to Louis Keseberg?

8. How many rescue teams were there, and what did they find?

9. How did the group members respond when it actually came time to eat one of their comrades?

10. What happened to Mary Murphy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the journey to Independence, Missouri go, and what held them up? How did they feel about reaching the city?

Essay Topic 2

Several people in the party died between the Great Salt Lake Desert and the Sierra Nevada. Name some of these people and explain how they died and how the group dealt with their deaths.

Essay Topic 3

Describe in detail why James Reed was banished and what the team promised to his family. Then comment on how they treated the family in actuality.

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