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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tamsen Donner women feel about the trip?
(a) She thought they would regret it.
(b) She braced herself for the harshness of it.
(c) She thought it would be to their advantage.
(d) She thought it was going much better than expected.

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

3. Why did the travelers want to get to their destination by winter?
(a) They were looking forward to warm weather in winter and no more snow.
(b) The mother was going to have a baby then.
(c) The deep snows close the mountain passes.
(d) They wanted to celebrate Christmas in a new place.

4. Where was James Reed from originally?
(a) Ireland
(b) North Carolina
(c) Missouri
(d) New York

5. What was the Hastings Cutoff trail like?
(a) It was beautiful every step of the way.
(b) It was barely discernible.
(c) It was marked by Hastings.
(d) It was a clear path.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to 13-year-old Edward Breen?

2. What disaster occurred while James Reed rode ahead?

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

4. Why did they decide to take the cutoff?

5. What was George Donner's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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