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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Jim Bridger agree to lease Fort Bridger to the government for?
(a) $600 a year.
(b) $600 every quarter.
(c) $60 a day.
(d) $6,000 a year.

2. What time did Sir George Gore usually sleep until in the morning?
(a) Nine or ten.
(b) Eleven or twelve.
(c) Seven or Eight.
(d) Ten or eleven.

3. How old was Jim Bridger's daughter when he sent her to the Whitman Mission School?
(a) Going on nine.
(b) Going on ten.
(c) Going on seven.
(d) Going on eight.

4. What was the name of Bordeaux's squaw?
(a) Linda.
(b) Francis.
(c) Marie.
(d) Holly.

5. In Parkman's words, the poles that were used to erect the lodges were carried by what?
(a) Dogs.
(b) Horses.
(c) Women and children.
(d) Men.

6. The summer of 1842, Bourdeaux was in charge at Fort Laramie with how many clerks?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

7. What was the name of Joseph Meek's daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Marie.
(c) Helen.
(d) Eliza.

8. How long was the dog-run or tunnel in Fort Laramie?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 10 feet.

9. In Chapter 14, the emigrants were liked to school boys lost where?
(a) In the woods.
(b) In a women's kitchen.
(c) Beyond the school house.
(d) In a big railroad station.

10. In the beginning of Chapter 22, Jim Bridger is discharged on the last day of what month in 1865?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) September.
(d) November.

11. In Chapter 26, there wasn't enough ammunition for what?
(a) All the soldier's guns.
(b) Target practice.
(c) Killing animals for meals.
(d) Any of the Mountain Men.

12. As a result of the tragedy of murder and Jim Bridger's daughter being taken away, it was clear that the mountains were no place for what?
(a) Greenhorns.
(b) Dogs and cows.
(c) Civilized people.
(d) Women and children.

13. Jim Bridger decided to build Fort Bridger among his friends from what tribe?
(a) The Crow.
(b) The Blackfeet.
(c) The Snakes.
(d) The Sioux.

14. Who was Jim Bridger's friend that he persuaded to come out to Fort Bridger and be partners with him?
(a) Gerald Lund.
(b) Louis Vasquez.
(c) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(d) Kit Carson.

15. In Chapter 14, when Bridger decided to "set his moccasins on a new trail" his experience was likened to that of whom?
(a) Kit Carson.
(b) Charles Preuss.
(c) Francis Parkman.
(d) Tom Fitzpatrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 20, where did President Buchanan order troops to be sent?

2. When Bridger's wife died during childbirth, she left him with a daughter named what?

3. What did the emigrants call the trappers and traders?

4. On what day of the year was Jim Bridger enrolled as Chief Guide at Fort Kearney?

5. What country was Sir George Gore from?

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