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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How close were the dwellings to each other?
(a) They put several miles between buildings.
(b) They attached their dwellings to each other.
(c) They had room enough for campfires between the buildings.
(d) They deliberately built their dwellings a fair distance apart from each other.

2. What happened to Virginia's aunt according to her stories?
(a) She learned how to become a tracker from the Indians.
(b) She fought against the Indians.
(c) She was held hostage by Indians.
(d) She became an Indian princess.

3. Why did they consider drawing lots?
(a) To see who would go ahead alone to find help
(b) To see who should die so the others could live
(c) To see who would be in charge of tending the fire throughout the night
(d) To see who would go without dinner

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

5. How did the Murphy clan and the Reeds and Donners get along?
(a) They were like a big family.
(b) They seemed wary of each other.
(c) They were constantly bickering.
(d) They were outrightly hostile to each other.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the dogs that were traveling with the group?

2. What was George Donner's occupation?

3. Why didn't the Donner Party see other travelers?

4. What is caching, according to the emigrants?

5. What did emigrants do once they realize that they were trapped?

(see the answer key)

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