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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Booshway- Chapter 8, 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, who was the man that looked thin as a rail, red eyed, ragged, and unarmed?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Glass.
(c) Bridger.
(d) Henry.

2. In Chapter 9, what tribe did Bridger have to buy more horses from?
(a) Nez Perces.
(b) Blackfeet.
(c) Sioux.
(d) Crows.

3. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?
(a) That it would be less expensive.
(b) That he would have to depend on himself.
(c) That he could hire the people he wanted.
(d) That he must be a master at his trade.

4. A prime beaver skin could sell for up to how many dollars?
(a) Four.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Eight.

5. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?
(a) Guide a horse through danger.
(b) Find the Indians.
(c) Teach new trappers the trade.
(d) Live in the country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was nicknamed, "King of the Keelboat Men"?

2. At the fort Big Horn men were divided into messes. How many people were a part of one "mess"?

3. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?

4. What kind of dense bushes was Hugh Glass pushing his way through when he came across a grizzly?

5. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?

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