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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?
(a) That he would have to depend on himself.
(b) That he must be a master at his trade.
(c) That it would be less expensive.
(d) That he could hire the people he wanted.

2. What was Meek's answer when the Crow chief asked him how many men Bridger had?
(a) Forty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty.
(d) One hundred.

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

4. In Chapter 4, Colonel Henry Leavenworth advanced up the river with how many companies?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

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

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

7. When Indians attacked Henry's party in the beginning of Chapter 5, how many men were wounded?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Three.

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

9. Pierre's Hole was home to what tribe that is described as the most implacable of tribes?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Crow.
(c) Blackfeet.
(d) Cheyenne.

10. In Chapter 9, what tribe did Bridger have to buy more horses from?
(a) Sioux.
(b) Crows.
(c) Nez Perces.
(d) Blackfeet.

11. Where did a trapper or hunter have to deposit what he brought in?
(a) At the kitchen.
(b) At the fort's storage closet.
(c) At the front entrance of the fort.
(d) Before the Captain's cabin.

12. At the fort Big Horn men were divided into messes. How many people were a part of one "mess"?
(a) Six.
(b) Nine..
(c) Ten.
(d) Four.

13. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?
(a) That it hung limply at Sublette's side.
(b) That it didn't look like it would heal.
(c) That it didn't look like anything was wrong.
(d) That it was still in a sling.

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the same year that Jim Bridger was born, Lewis and Clark set out up what river?

2. What tribe was named, "Big Bellies"?

3. Who did Jim apprentice in a blacksmith shop?

4. Some of the older trappers had advantages over Jim. Who was a better businessman than Jim?

5. What did Jim Bridger love better than people?

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