The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sight did Reed see as he rode ahead?
(a) He found water shortly ahead.
(b) People were unyoking their oken and driving them ahead to find water.
(c) There were corpses on the ground.
(d) He found abandoned wagons.

2. Where did the United States end?
(a) Missouri
(b) New Mexico
(c) Texas
(d) California

3. Why didn't the Donner Party see other travelers?
(a) The others were still far behind them.
(b) Most people head passed through a month before.
(c) They were on a different route.
(d) Everyone was avoiding them.

4. How old was Virginia Elizabeth Backenstoe Reed when the family left Illinois?
(a) Almost 7
(b) Almost 18
(c) Almost 25
(d) Almost 13

5. What was in the middle of the desert?
(a) A huge cactus
(b) A cabin
(c) A lake
(d) A mountain

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the travelers do before they headed across the desert?

2. How many states were in the Union in the spring of 1846?

3. What did the note from Hastings on the stick say?

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

5. What was James Reed's occupation?

(see the answer key)

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