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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Sutter's fort like?
(a) It was falling apart.
(b) It was like a small city.
(c) It was too big to navigate in one day.
(d) It was very small, but had enough supplies to fulfill their needs.

2. How with the group feeling by the time they reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake?
(a) Tired but happy
(b) Angry
(c) Euphoric
(d) Worn-out and discouraged

3. Independence, Missouri known for all of these except what?
(a) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading west to California.
(b) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading east to New York.
(c) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading south along the Santa Fe Trail.
(d) It was the crossroads for pioneers heading west to Oregon.

4. What did the children suck on to bring forth saliva?
(a) Flattened bullets
(b) Stones
(c) Their fingers
(d) Rock candy

5. Why did Bridger promote the shortcut?
(a) He believed in Hastings.
(b) He was desperate for the business it would bring as people passed by his trading post.
(c) He heard good things about it.
(d) He had been on it himself and thought it was a wise plan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is caching, according to the emigrants?

2. When did James Reed think they would hit the Sierra Nevada?

3. What book did Reed and Donner use for guidance?

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

5. How long did the travelers expect to be in the Great Salt Lake Desert?

(see the answer key)

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