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

2. In the same year that Jim Bridger was born, Lewis and Clark set out up what river?
(a) Mississippi River.
(b) Red River.
(c) Yellowstone River.
(d) Missouri River.

3. 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 found some lost horses and brought them back.
(d) They ran into another brigade.

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

5. Some of the older trappers had advantages over Jim. Who was a better businessman than Jim?
(a) Major Henry.
(b) Hugh Glass.
(c) Kit Carson.
(d) Bill Sublette.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Jim was able to have wages left over to buy blankets for what reason?

4. Who volunteered with Bridger to keep an eye on Hugh Glass after he was badly injured?

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

(see the answer key)

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