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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?
(a) Teach new trappers the trade.
(b) Guide a horse through danger.
(c) Live in the country.
(d) Find the Indians.

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

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

4. Which greenhorn was described as being awake and never resting?
(a) Meek.
(b) Sublette.
(c) Bonneville.
(d) Vanderburgh.

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

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

7. Jim carried a small horn vial on his belt filled with what?
(a) Gun powder.
(b) Water.
(c) Rum.
(d) Castor.

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

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

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

11. Hugh Glass was a hunter from where?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Fairfax.

12. How old was Jim Bridger when his family headed west?
(a) Ten.
(b) Eight.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

13. What was one of the Crows' rules of warfare that Jim Bridger followed?
(a) You are supposed to strip off your clothing.
(b) You are supposed to sing a particular song.
(c) You are supposed to make a signal with your left hand.
(d) You are supposed to slow your horse to a cantor.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which tribe was allies with the Blackfeet Indians?

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

3. When Old Ephraim ran across the Prince Maximilian party, how many rifle's worth of lead did he carry off with him?

4. At the fort Big Horn men were divided into messes. How many people were a part of one "mess"?

5. Who was nicknamed, "King of the Keelboat Men"?

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