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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the dogs that were traveling with the group?
(a) They were used to guard against wild animals.
(b) The humans had to eat them.
(c) They were let loose.
(d) They were given to the Native Americans.

2. What was the weather like as the snowshoers traveled?
(a) Miserable
(b) Rainy
(c) The sun was starting to melt the snow
(d) Beautiful

3. Who led the first rescue party that reached the survivors?
(a) Nobody reached them
(b) Aquillal Glover
(c) Charles Stanton
(d) James Reed

4. Why didn't the Piutes help the travelers?
(a) They were afraid of white men.
(b) They didn't know how to help them.
(c) It was against their religion.
(d) They didn't know they were there.

5. How did Victoria react to the cannibalism?
(a) She was very matter-of-fact about it.
(b) She was surprised that anyone would find it abnormal in the circumstances.
(c) She didn't mention it.
(d) The idea of it made her nauseous.

6. How did they stay warm at night?
(a) They built a huge fire.
(b) They huddled together under a blanket near the fire.
(c) They drank whiskey.
(d) They layered their clothing.

7. Why was sitting difficult for them?
(a) They no longer had fat on their bottoms.
(b) There was no furniture.
(c) They got too cold sitting in one spot.
(d) They were used to moving.

8. What did Aunt Betsy cook in the morning?
(a) Soup
(b) A heart
(c) Shoemaker's arm
(d) Venison

9. How did James Reed revive Patty?
(a) He yelled at her and smacked her.
(b) He rubbed cold snow on her face.
(c) He gave her crumbs he stored in his mitten.
(d) He performed CPR on her.

10. Who went off to find help nine days before Christmas?
(a) Virginia's mother
(b) James Reed
(c) The snowshoers
(d) Virginia Reed

11. Where did one woman think the rescuers came from?
(a) Heaven
(b) Oregon
(c) Hell
(d) Illinois

12. How did the survivors respond when they saw the rescuers?
(a) They cried.
(b) They rushed at the rescuers demanding food.
(c) They ran away.
(d) They thought they were delirious.

13. What did the rescuers tell the survivors about Forlorn Hope?
(a) They were lost.
(b) They were detained due to badly frostbitten feet.
(c) They died.
(d) They were all fine with no problems.

14. What kind of relationship did the survivors have?
(a) They were more like one big family after the experience.
(b) Most survivors who weren't related didn't keep in touch.
(c) They deliberately rejected each other.
(d) They gathered together annually to commemorate their survival and mourn those who died.

15. What did the Murphy children end out eating?
(a) A rug
(b) Hair
(c) Their book
(d) Bugs

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to John Breen in California?

2. What did William Graves believe about when the group's troubles began?

3. Patty is the following items from everyone except for:

4. How did Mary Murphy feel after her ordeal?

5. Who was the first snowshoer to die?

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