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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the original owner of the American Fur Company?
(a) Jim Bridger.
(b) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(c) John Jacob Astor.
(d) Joseph Meek.

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

4. What did Tom "slap" over Jim's wounds from the arrows?
(a) A handful of beaver fur.
(b) A clean washing cloth.
(c) A slab of fine wood.
(d) White ashes.

5. How many Crow squaws guarded Joseph Meek?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

6. Who was made the subject in painter, John Mix Stanley's painting named, "The Trapper's Last Shot"?
(a) Jim Bridger.
(b) Kit Carson.
(c) Joseph Meek.
(d) Tom Fitzpatrick.

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

8. Where did the Hudson's Bay Company monopolize all trade with the Indians?
(a) Near the Yellowstone River.
(b) Missouri.
(c) The plains.
(d) Canada.

9. What tribe was named, "Big Bellies"?
(a) The Sioux.
(b) The Blackfeet.
(c) The Atsena.
(d) The Crow.

10. Who was the first American to harvest beaver fur west of the Rockies?
(a) Major Henry.
(b) Jim Bridger.
(c) Franklin Tourin.
(d) John Colter.

11. In what year was Jim Bridger born?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1805.
(c) 1809.
(d) 1810.

12. From what tribe did Joseph Meek's wife come from?
(a) Blackfeet.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Crow.
(d) Snake.

13. What did Joseph Meek call his wife?
(a) Soothing Foal.
(b) Gentle Rabbit.
(c) Mountain Lamb.
(d) Honey Bear.

14. What was one of the Crows' rules of warfare that Jim Bridger followed?
(a) You are supposed to strip off your clothing.
(b) You are supposed to make a signal with your left hand.
(c) You are supposed to sing a particular song.
(d) You are supposed to slow your horse to a cantor.

15. How many Crow warriors did Meek count?
(a) 150.
(b) 132.
(c) 187.
(d) 112.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Jim Bridger when his family headed west?

2. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?

3. How many men did Vanderburgh take with him into Blackfoot country?

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

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

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