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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was it a little difficult to read Virginia's letter?
(a) The ink smudged.
(b) The paper was torn and mildewed.
(c) Her spelling skills were terrible.
(d) She wrote in Spanish.

2. What did Virginia write about Lansford Hastings?
(a) She said that she finally met him.
(b) Very little
(c) Sh blamed him for their experience.
(d) She said he took good care of them.

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

4. Hw many other people died the night Dolan died?
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d)

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did they help Jimmy Reed travel?

2. Who was the unofficial leader of the snowshoers?

3. How many rescue parties left Sutters Fort?

4. How did people learn about the story of the Donner Party?

5. What did Mary Ann Graves become?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the members of the Donner Party interact when they reached California?

2. How did William Eddy react to the plan that Williams Foster had- to kill the Indians?

3. How did Virginia deal with the idea of cannibalism?

4. What tragedy struck once the first group of survivors made it safely to Johnson's Ranch?

5. How did they go about deciding who should be cannibalized?

6. What did William Eddy and William Foster find when they went to rescue their families? Who did they rescue?

7. Why didn't the Donner families camp with the others?

8. What was the Reed reunion like?

9. What did they decide to do for food in order to survive?

10. How did the group members respond when it actually came time to eat one of their comrades?

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