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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who was called an "ornery skunk"?
(a) Bridger.
(b) Fitzgerald.
(c) Glass.
(d) Henry.

2. How old was Jim when his mother died?
(a) Going on fourteen.
(b) Going on seventeen.
(c) Going on ten.
(d) Going on twelve.

3. In what year was the trappers rendezvous to be held in Pierre's Hole?
(a) 1830.
(b) 1828.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1832.

4. What city did Jim Bridger's father work in?
(a) Alexandria, Virginia.
(b) Bristol, Virginia.
(c) Richmond, Virginia.
(d) Fairfax, Virginia.

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

6. How much was the fur harvest with that Captain William Sublette headed back to St. Louis with?
(a) $170,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $100,000.
(d) $125,000.

7. What happened to the men from Sublette's brigade that headed out ahead of the group?
(a) They ran into another brigade.
(b) They were killed by Blackfeet Indians.
(c) They found some lost horses and brought them back.
(d) The got lost and turned the wrong way.

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

9. Some of the older trappers had advantages over Jim. Who was a better businessman than Jim?
(a) Hugh Glass.
(b) Bill Sublette.
(c) Major Henry.
(d) Kit Carson.

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

11. How many cubs did the she-bear have that Glass came across?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Two.

12. What kind of dense bushes was Hugh Glass pushing his way through when he came across a grizzly?
(a) Wild Rose.
(b) Blackberry.
(c) Raspberry.
(d) Plum.

13. Who's doctor did Captain William Sublette have his wounds dressed by?
(a) Nathaniel J. Wyeth's.
(b) Jim Bridger's.
(c) Joe Meek.
(d) Major Henry's.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the Crows' rules of warfare that Jim Bridger followed?

2. Who saved Cotton Mansfield when the Indians were running after him to get his scalp?

3. Where did the Hudson's Bay Company monopolize all trade with the Indians?

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

5. In what year was Jim Bridger born?

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