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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. At the fort Big Horn men were divided into messes. How many people were a part of one "mess"?
(a) Nine..
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

2. Why did Bridger and Fitzpatrick pass across the head of buffalo herds to cover their tracks?
(a) Because they could follow the buffalo herd and stay hidden.
(b) Because they could always have food nearby.
(c) Because the smell of the buffalo would overpower the man's smell.
(d) Because the hooves of the buffalo would wipe away their trail.

3. How much was the fur harvest with that Captain William Sublette headed back to St. Louis with?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $170,000.

4. When Indians attacked Henry's party in the beginning of Chapter 5, how many men were wounded?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

5. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?
(a) Grohean.
(b) Tracker.
(c) Giddup.
(d) Tensly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bridger went to shake the chief's hand in Chapter 8, the chief pushed the muzzle of the gun down and Bridger fired automatically. Where did the the charge explode?

2. What happened to the men from Sublette's brigade that headed out ahead of the group?

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

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

5. When eight hundred Indians caught the Colonel napping in Chapter 3, how many men did they kill?

(see the answer key)

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