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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim was able to have wages left over to buy blankets for what reason?
(a) To trade with the Indians.
(b) To give to his children.
(c) To keep his bed warm.
(d) To use for his horses.

2. When Major Henry's boat sunk, he saved every man, but how much money worth of supplies was lost?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $10,000.
(c) $1,500.
(d) $1,000.

3. When Old Ephraim ran across the Prince Maximilian party, how many rifle's worth of lead did he carry off with him?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

4. What trapper rule concerning guns was similar to the rule of the Indian camps?
(a) No man should sleep with his gun empty.
(b) No man should keep more than one gun.
(c) No man should fire a gun within the camp.
(d) No man should keep a gun to just himself.

5. No free trapper could do what safely?
(a) Work alone.
(b) Fight Indians.
(c) Find animal trails.
(d) Discover new landmarks.

6. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how many horses did they take?
(a) 25.
(b) 40.
(c) 20.
(d) 35.

7. When eight hundred Indians caught the Colonel napping in Chapter 3, how many men did they kill?
(a) Ten.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Fourteen.

8. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?
(a) Tensly.
(b) Tracker.
(c) Giddup.
(d) Grohean.

9. Who did the Crow chief give the new name of "Shiam Shaspusia"?
(a) Dr. Parker.
(b) Joseph Meek.
(c) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(d) Jim Bridger.

10. Who saved Cotton Mansfield when the Indians were running after him to get his scalp?
(a) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(b) Captain Bonneville.
(c) Kit Carson.
(d) Jim Bridger.

11. What did the name Casapy mean that the Crow Indians had given to Bridger?
(a) True Teacher.
(b) Blanket Chief.
(c) Good Follower.
(d) Guiding One.

12. In Chapter 9, it was mentioned that on average about one Mountain man was killed every how many days?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty Five.
(d) Five.

13. Who was nicknamed, "King of the Keelboat Men"?
(a) Colonel Ashley.
(b) Jim Bridger.
(c) Mike Fink.
(d) Andrew Henry.

14. After the Hugh Glass experience, Jim Bridger started to look out for other men. What nickname did he earn because of that?
(a) Old Gabe.
(b) Constant Bridger.
(c) Jimmy Sure.
(d) Lookout Point.

15. Who saved Kit Carson from being attacked by the Indians?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) White.
(c) Montero.
(d) Bridger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the original owner of the American Fur Company?

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

3. What kind of dense bushes was Hugh Glass pushing his way through when he came across a grizzly?

4. What was another name for goats mentioned in Chapter 3?

5. What did the Crow chief tell Joseph Meek he needed to do in order to live?

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