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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Trader- Chapter 16,17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who was called an "ornery skunk"?
(a) Fitzgerald.
(b) Bridger.
(c) Henry.
(d) Glass.

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

3. When the rest of the men came in after Joseph Meek, what did Jim Bridger fix for them to eat?
(a) Buffalo skins.
(b) Cowboy pie.
(c) Hot meat.
(d) Corn husks.

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

5. In Chapter 8, who told Bridger not to be afraid because they knew the Indians and that they were his wife's relatives?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Loretto.
(c) Vanderburgh.
(d) Sublette.

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. What kind of work did the Crow Indians make Joseph Meek do for them?

3. How many arrows did the young warrior shoot into Jim Bridger's back?

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

5. In Chapter 8, Bridger and Fitzpatrick headed back towards Henry's Fork of what river?

(see the answer key)

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