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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. Bridger was interviewed by a newspaper editor, but the editors friend told him not to take any stock in what?
2. In Chapter 26, there wasn't enough ammunition for what?
3. What did the Mormons pile in their houses when they were afraid the troops would sack their city?
4. What was located in the corner of Mrs. Bridger's room?
5. When the rest of the men came in after Joseph Meek, what did Jim Bridger fix for them to eat?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Jim Bridger's motto in Chapter 21?
2. In 1846, which party stopped by Fort Bridger and why?
3. Which tribes came to the treaty grounds of Fort Laramie, and who were some of the well known Indians that attended?
4. What happened to the artist and correspondent named Ridgeway Glover who went on a walk unarmed one afternoon?
5. What did one man offer Jim Bridger after he told the story of the big diamond on top of a mountain that could be seen from fifty miles away?
6. When the snow was gone and Bridger got ready to set out with Sir George Gore on the trail to Yellowstone, what did they bring with them?
7. What idea did Bridger develop when he experienced a number of emigrants coming to Fort Laramie?
8. What were some of Sir George Gore's morning habits?
9. Why did Jim Bridger's stay at home in Chapter 22 not last long?
10. In the winter of 1847, why did Joseph Meek come to visit Bridger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how Jim Bridger and other Mountain Men benefited in knowing and working with the Indian tribes. Describe how the Indian tribes benefited from knowing and working with the Mountain men. Use specific information from the book to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Describe the Indians as seen through Jim Bridger's eyes. What qualities did Bridger admire in the Indians? What tribes were known as friends to Bridger? Describe the Indians as seen through the U.S. government's eyes? How do these two views differ and why?
Essay Topic 3
Describe how the theme of independence is revealed in the book. There is a boat named the Independence mentioned in Chapter 1. How does this vessel tie in with Jim Bridger's development of his own independence in Chapter 1? How does Bridger's independence increase during the course of the book?
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