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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. In Chapter 4, Joshua Pilcher was appointed sub agent for the campaign and was enabled to bring how many Sioux warriors into the fight?
(a) 400.
(b) 600.
(c) 300.
(d) 500.

2. How old was Jim when his mother died?
(a) Going on twelve.
(b) Going on ten.
(c) Going on seventeen.
(d) Going on fourteen.

3. In Chapter 7, who was the man that looked thin as a rail, red eyed, ragged, and unarmed?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Glass.
(c) Bridger.
(d) Henry.

4. Jim Bridger was a born what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Trapper.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Explorer.

5. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?
(a) That it would be less expensive.
(b) That he could hire the people he wanted.
(c) That he must be a master at his trade.
(d) That he would have to depend on himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the steamboat that carried passengers up the Missouri beyond Franklin?

2. 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?

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

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

5. The men's camp equipment consisted of a kettle, a knife, a blanket, and what else?

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