Sample Questions

1. From which state were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman?
   
   
2. In what year did the Whitmans arrive at Waiilatpu?
   
   
3. Why did the Whitmans come to Waiilatpu?
   
   
4. With which Indians did the Whitmans work?
   
   
5. When was Alice Clarissa born?
   
   
6. When and how did Alice die?
   
   
7. How old was Alice at the time of her death?
   
   
8. What was the last name of the family of seven children who came to live with the Whitmans after their parents died?
   
   
9. Why did the Whitmans abandon their first house?
   
   
10. How did the Whitmans grind wheat into flour and how was this item powered?
    
    
11. What type of fruit trees were grown at the mission and how many trees were there?
    
    
12. What was the job of the blacksmith?
    
    
13. Name five items a blacksmith would make.
    
    
14. Where was the schoolroom at the mission located?
    
    
15. How many rooms were in the Mission house?
    
    
16. Name five children who lived at the mission.
    
    
17. What is the name of the trail that runs through the mission?
    
    
18. What disease was brought into the Mission that caused the death of many Cayuse?
    
    
19. Why did so many Cayuse die?
    
    
20. What was the fate of a medicine person who failed to cure a patient?
    
    
21. On what date were the Whitmans killed?
    
    
22. How many people were killed during the Whitman Killings?
    
    
23. How many survivors were there and how long were they held captive?
    
    
24. What was the ransom paid in exchange for the hostages?
    
    
25. Who helped to arrange the release of the hostages?
    
    
26. What is the height and elevation of the Memorial Shaft?
    
    
27. When was the Memorial Shaft erected?
    
    
28. How many names appear on the Great Grave?
    
    
29. What are the names of the other two individuals that are also buried alongside the Great Grave?

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