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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many arrows did the young warrior shoot into Jim Bridger's back?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

5. When Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade, he mentioned that there were what perched on top of some of the packs?
(a) Half breed children.
(b) Scruffy dogs.
(c) Black crows.
(d) Beaver pelts.

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

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

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

9. When Bridger went to shake the chief's hand in Chapter 8, the chief pushed the muzzle of the gun down and Bridger fired automatically. Where did the the charge explode?
(a) Between the chief's feet.
(b) Between a warrior's feet.
(c) Between Bridger's feet.
(d) Between Fitzpatrick's feet.

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

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

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

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

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

15. In the same year that Jim Bridger was born, Lewis and Clark set out up what river?
(a) Red River.
(b) Missouri River.
(c) Yellowstone River.
(d) Mississippi River.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first name of General William Henry Harrison's son?

2. In Chapter 9, what tribe did Bridger have to buy more horses from?

3. When Indians attacked Henry's party in the beginning of Chapter 5, how many men were wounded?

4. The men's camp equipment consisted of a kettle, a knife, a blanket, and what else?

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

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