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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color was Jim Bridger's horse that he mounted to ride off to save Joseph Meek?
(a) Brown.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 6, the air was described to be like what?
(a) Wine.
(b) Foggy.
(c) Ice.
(d) Wet.

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

10. In Chapter 8, Bridger and Fitzpatrick headed back towards Henry's Fork of what river?
(a) The Yellowstone River.
(b) The Bear River.
(c) The Greene River.
(d) The Snake River.

11. Who volunteered with Bridger to keep an eye on Hugh Glass after he was badly injured?
(a) Henry.
(b) Fitzpatrick.
(c) Trumble.
(d) Fitzgerald.

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

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

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

15. 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) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Crow squaws guarded Joseph Meek?

2. In what year was Jim Bridger born?

3. Who's doctor did Captain William Sublette have his wounds dressed by?

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

5. What would happen if a greenhorn set up drinks for all the old-timers?

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