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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day was Jim Bridger's birthday?

2. What did Jim Bridger's father do?

3. In Chapter 2, who answered to the name "Major" when Bridger called it out?

4. Jim carried a small horn vial on his belt filled with what?

5. How old was Jim Bridger when his family headed west?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kinds of jobs did Jim Bridger first hold to help support himself and his sister?

2. When Bridger became a free trapper, what did he do with the furs and with his earnings?

3. After Old Glass was injured by a bear, why couldn't he travel with the men, and what was the solution the men came up with?

4. In Chapter 3, as soon as the fort was built, Bridger set out with the other men to hunt and trap. What kind of animals does Bridger say they hunted or trapped?

5. During the months when finding beavers and hunting furs wasn't easy, what kind of work did the men do so that they would still have work during the winters?

6. Who hated the American Fur Company and why?

7. While Joseph Meek was marching with the Crow Indians, what did the squaws do to Meek amuse themselves?

8. Why was the gift of being an explorer such an important asset to a fur trader?

9. What were some of Jim Bridger's discoveries in Chapter 6?

10. Why did Joseph Meek shoot a young brave in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jim Bridger and Tom Fitzpatrick were old friends that had been through a lot together. Name some of the stories that Bridger and Fitzpatrick were involved with. How important do you think it was to have a long lasting camaraderie in the wilderness?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the significance of Jim Bridger to the United States. Describe Jim Bridger's importance to travelers and explorers that had never traveled "out west." How did the nation and individuals benefit from knowing and working with Jim Bridger?

Essay Topic 3

Give an account of Hugh Glass and what happened after he was attacked by a grizzly bear. What emotions do you think Glass experienced when he knew Bridger and Fitzgerald had left him stranded with no weapon or food or help? How do you think these emotions were different from what he first felt for these men when they volunteered to stay behind with Glass? What emotions do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald experienced when they left Glass to fend for himself? What kind of characteristics did Glass have that shone through and helped him through this terrible time? How do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald felt when they saw Glass for the first time after abandoning him?

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