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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. Pierre's Hole was home to what tribe that is described as the most implacable of tribes?
(a) Crow.
(b) Cheyenne.
(c) Blackfeet.
(d) Sioux.

2. What was a booshway?
(a) An Indian scout.
(b) A boss.
(c) A new trapper.
(d) A teacher.

3. When Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade, he mentioned that there were what perched on top of some of the packs?
(a) Half breed children.
(b) Scruffy dogs.
(c) Beaver pelts.
(d) Black crows.

4. Jim was able to have wages left over to buy blankets for what reason?
(a) To give to his children.
(b) To trade with the Indians.
(c) To keep his bed warm.
(d) To use for his horses.

5. What day was Jim Bridger's birthday?
(a) March 17th.
(b) May 16th.
(c) March 30th.
(d) April 10th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jim Bridger love better than people?

2. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?

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

4. When Old Ephraim ran across the Prince Maximilian party, how many rifle's worth of lead did he carry off with him?

5. What was the first name of General William Henry Harrison's son?

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