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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Joseph Meek headed out of camp alone on what day out of camp did the Crows catch up with him?
(a) Day two.
(b) Day three.
(c) Day five.
(d) Day one.

3. 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 a warrior's feet.
(b) Between Bridger's feet.
(c) Between the chief's feet.
(d) Between Fitzpatrick's feet.

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

5. Jim Bridger was a born what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Trapper.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Explorer.

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

7. What did the Crow chief tell Joseph Meek he needed to do in order to live?
(a) Tell the truth.
(b) Kill his brother.
(c) Follow their orders.
(d) Spy on his own people.

8. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?
(a) Tracker.
(b) Grohean.
(c) Tensly.
(d) Giddup.

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

10. What kind of work did the Crow Indians make Joseph Meek do for them?
(a) Cook.
(b) Sing.
(c) Wash the horses.
(d) Hunt.

11. How many miles away from Fort Kiowa was Hugh Glass when he came to on the Grand River?
(a) 125.
(b) 200.
(c) 100.
(d) 150.

12. How many men did Vanderburgh take with him into Blackfoot country?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty.

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

14. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how much were the beaver pelts worth that were taken?
(a) $4,000.
(b) $3,500.
(c) $2,900.
(d) $2,000.

15. How many miles was the keel boat race up the Missouri that Manuel Lisa won?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 1,150.
(c) 1,300.
(d) 1,100.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the Hugh Glass experience, Jim Bridger started to look out for other men. What nickname did he earn because of that?

2. How old was Jim Bridger when his family headed west?

3. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?

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

5. Who was the original owner of the American Fur Company?

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