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

2. What did the men do to the wagon wheels after crossing the Platte?
(a) They completely dried them out.
(b) They sanded them down.
(c) They added metal to them.
(d) They re-greased and re-set them.

3. How do people get across the great Salt Lake Desert in today's world?
(a) Interstate 80
(b) Stagecoach
(c) Walking
(d) On country roads

4. How long did it take the group to prepare to travel?
(a) Two years
(b) A week
(c) Several months
(d) Two days

5. Who possessed the west?
(a) Mexico
(b) Californians
(c) England
(d) Native Americans

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the letters that Bryant sent Reed?

2. What was the hardest part of the trip?

3. How many miles would the cutoff save them?

4. How with the group feeling by the time they reached the shore of the Great Salt Lake?

5. What was the Caw tribe like?

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