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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did they get the wagons down the canyons?
(a) The men blindfolded the oxen and guided them down with the wagons.
(b) They pushed them and watched them roll.
(c) They used rope and tackle.
(d) They didn't. They had to leave the wagons there.

2. Where did George and Jacob Donner and their families camp?
(a) At Alder Creek
(b) At Tuskegee Lake
(c) In California
(d) At the summit

3. What happened to the food that the rescuers had stashed along the journey?
(a) It rotted.
(b) Wild animals had eaten it.
(c) It was stolen by Native Americans.
(d) Nothing. It was all there.

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

5. What kind of soup did they eat daily?
(a) Bear
(b) Ox hide
(c) Venison
(d) Stone soup

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first snowshoer to die?

2. What happened to the teenager who ate a lot of food after surviving?

3. Why did the travelers journey south after the desert?

4. What did the men do to the wagon wheels after crossing the Platte?

5. What happened to Mr. Wolfinger?

(see the answer key)

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