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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Guide- Chapter 19, 20, and 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jim Bridger arrived at his home in Santa Fe, he had a son named what?
(a) Henry.
(b) George.
(c) Thomas.
(d) William.

2. What did the young Crow warrior strike Joseph Meek's wife with?
(a) A bow.
(b) An arrow.
(c) A quirt.
(d) A rock.

3. Bridger was interviewed by a newspaper editor, but the editors friend told him not to take any stock in what?
(a) Indian folklore.
(b) Greenhorn stories.
(c) Mountain legends.
(d) Trapper's tales.

4. Who was Jim Bridger's friend that he persuaded to come out to Fort Bridger and be partners with him?
(a) Gerald Lund.
(b) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(c) Louis Vasquez.
(d) Kit Carson.

5. What would happen if a greenhorn set up drinks for all the old-timers?
(a) They would have to sing lullabies to the coyotes at night.
(b) They would be shaved bald.
(c) They would have to sleep outside with no cover in the rain.
(d) They would have to clean up everyone's campsite.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how many horses did they take?

3. What was Jim Bridger's daughters name who he sent to Whitman Mission School?

4. Who did Jim apprentice in a blacksmith shop?

5. What kind of animal's udder did Jim Bridger use to feed his new baby girl?

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