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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. Bridger was interviewed by a newspaper editor, but the editors friend told him not to take any stock in what?
(a) Trapper's tales.
(b) Mountain legends.
(c) Greenhorn stories.
(d) Indian folklore.

2. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?
(a) That it was still in a sling.
(b) That it didn't look like it would heal.
(c) That it didn't look like anything was wrong.
(d) That it hung limply at Sublette's side.

3. When Joseph Meek headed out of camp alone on what day out of camp did the Crows catch up with him?
(a) Day two.
(b) Day one.
(c) Day three.
(d) Day five.

4. How many men did Vanderburgh take with him into Blackfoot country?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Forty.

5. In Chapter 4, Colonel Henry Leavenworth advanced up the river with how many companies?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the older trappers was a more dashing Indian fighter?

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

3. No free trapper could do what safely?

4. What kind of animal's udder did Jim Bridger use to feed his new baby girl?

5. Jim Bridger was a born what?

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