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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 did the Mormons pile in their houses when they were afraid the troops would sack their city?

2. Chapter 16 mentions a cold afternoon when Bridger's dogs began to bark. Bridger peers through his loophole and sees how many dark figures?

3. French Pete had a Sioux wife and how many children?

4. How much did Jim Bridger make per day working as a guide for the Army of Utah?

5. What was the date Jim Bridger leased his claim to Fort Bridger to the government?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jim Bridger know the first duty of a chief or an officer was?

2. In Chapter 22, what did the Army pay Jim Bridger and what supplies did they provide to him?

3. In Chapter 17, when the Cheyenne Indians brought the two scalps and offered them back to the Snake Indians, what happened?

4. In Chapter 18, what was the first move the Saints tried to make on the Mountain men, and what happened?

5. 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?

6. What quality Chapter 21 did Jim Bridger have that made him superior to other Mountain Men?

7. What was Jim Bridger's motto in Chapter 21?

8. What happened that let Bridger see a chance for official backing concerning the Hot Springs, geysers, lake, and Fire Hole River?

9. 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?

10. In Chapter 16, Bridger weny out with Kit Carson in the spring to what places?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book was a biography written by Stanley Vestal; therefore, it's a book about Jim Bridger written by someone else. How do you think this book would have been different if Bridger would have written it himself? What are some events or people that you think would have been described differently had Bridger written the book himself? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your views.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events that led up to Jim Bridger receiving two arrows in his back in Chapter 8. Why did Bridger receive these arrows to the back? Do you think they were deserved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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