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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Booshway- Chapter 8, 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was nicknamed, "King of the Keelboat Men"?
(a) Andrew Henry.
(b) Colonel Ashley.
(c) Jim Bridger.
(d) Mike Fink.

2. No free trapper could do what safely?
(a) Discover new landmarks.
(b) Fight Indians.
(c) Work alone.
(d) Find animal trails.

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

4. What happened to the men from Sublette's brigade that headed out ahead of the group?
(a) They were killed by Blackfeet Indians.
(b) The got lost and turned the wrong way.
(c) They ran into another brigade.
(d) They found some lost horses and brought them back.

5. After the Hugh Glass experience, Jim Bridger started to look out for other men. What nickname did he earn because of that?
(a) Lookout Point.
(b) Old Gabe.
(c) Constant Bridger.
(d) Jimmy Sure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first American to harvest beaver fur west of the Rockies?

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

3. In Chapter 4, Colonel Henry Leavenworth advanced up the river with how many companies?

4. In Chapter 9, what tribe did Bridger have to buy more horses from?

5. How much was the fur harvest with that Captain William Sublette headed back to St. Louis with?

(see the answer key)

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