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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Booshway- Chapter 11,12 and 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the older trappers was a more dashing Indian fighter?
(a) Kit Carson.
(b) Hugh Glass.
(c) Jed Smith.
(d) Bill Sublette.

2. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how much were the beaver pelts worth that were taken?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $2,900.
(c) $3,500.
(d) $2,000.

3. What city did Jim Bridger's father work in?
(a) Richmond, Virginia.
(b) Fairfax, Virginia.
(c) Bristol, Virginia.
(d) Alexandria, Virginia.

4. A man lucky enough to kill a grizzly proudly wore its claws as what?
(a) A hair piece.
(b) A necklace.
(c) A belt.
(d) A saddle decoration.

5. When the Crow chief came into Bridger's camp and requested peace, what tribe did he name as being the one he needed help in fighting against?
(a) The Arapaho.
(b) The Sioux.
(c) The Blackfeet.
(d) The Snake.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was Jim Bridger's horse that he mounted to ride off to save Joseph Meek?

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

3. In Chapter 7, who was the man that looked thin as a rail, red eyed, ragged, and unarmed?

4. When Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade, he mentioned that there were what perched on top of some of the packs?

5. Where did a trapper or hunter have to deposit what he brought in?

(see the answer key)

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