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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chief of Scouts- Chapter 22,23, and 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 8, who told Bridger not to be afraid because they knew the Indians and that they were his wife's relatives?
(a) Sublette.
(b) Loretto.
(c) Vanderburgh.
(d) Fitzpatrick.

2. In the beginning of Chapter 22, Jim Bridger is discharged on the last day of what month in 1865?
(a) December.
(b) November.
(c) September.
(d) October.

3. The summer of 1842, Bourdeaux was in charge at Fort Laramie with how many clerks?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

4. What was the name of the steamboat that carried passengers up the Missouri beyond Franklin?
(a) The Explorer.
(b) The United.
(c) The Independence.
(d) The National.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Parkman's story and words were referred to in Chapter 14, he mentioned that the water was alive with dogs, horses, and what?

2. When Joseph Meek headed out of camp alone on what day out of camp did the Crows catch up with him?

3. From what tribe did Joseph Meek's wife come from?

4. As a result of the tragedy of murder and Jim Bridger's daughter being taken away, it was clear that the mountains were no place for what?

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

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