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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Jim Bridger find on the side of a trail that had Indian signs marked on them?
(a) Horse saddles.
(b) Indian belts.
(c) Peace pipes.
(d) Buffalo skulls.

2. On the night of December 20th, who told everyone he must have one scalp before he left Fort Laramie?
(a) Angus MacDonald.
(b) Lieut. Glenn.
(c) Captain Fredrick H. Brown.
(d) Jim Bridger.

3. On what day of the year was Jim Bridger enrolled as Chief Guide at Fort Kearney?
(a) January 25th.
(b) January 20th.
(c) January 11th.
(d) January 15th.

4. Who was in charge of Connor's column that was headed northwest from the Lower Platte?
(a) Colonel Nelson Cole.
(b) Colonel John Reshaw.
(c) Colonel Patrick Powder.
(d) Colonel Nick Janice.

5. In what year did General Grenville M. Dodge summon Jim Bridger to act as Chief of Scouts?
(a) 1864.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1865.
(d) 1867.

6. Who described Jim Bridger as having the eyes of an eagle in Chapter 22?
(a) Captain Palmer.
(b) Kit Carson.
(c) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(d) A.J. Shotwell.

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

8. The Indians and Mountain men always hunted for what two reasons?
(a) Pelts or meat.
(b) Entertainment or money.
(c) Meat or pelts.
(d) Meat or game.

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

10. At the beginning of Chapter 14, Bridger and his men were riding over a ridge and the greenhorns mistook them for who?
(a) Raiding Blackfeet.
(b) Raiding Snake.
(c) Raiding Crows.
(d) Raiding Sioux.

11. What was the date Jim Bridger leased his claim to Fort Bridger to the government?
(a) November 20th.
(b) October 17th.
(c) October 30th.
(d) November 18th.

12. What year did Gore pack up his things and move to Tongue River?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1857.
(d) 1849.

13. How many men did Sir George Gore have in his entourage?
(a) 37.
(b) 50.
(c) 62..
(d) 55.

14. How much did the Army pay Jim Bridger per day to be the Chief of Scouts?
(a) $10.
(b) $15.
(c) $5.
(d) $20.

15. When Parkman's story and words were referred to in Chapter 14, he mentioned that the water was alive with dogs, horses, and what?
(a) Buffalo.
(b) Moose.
(c) Bears.
(d) Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bridger left Fort Leramie, he rode back to Fort Bridger where he married a woman from what tribe?

2. How long was the dog-run or tunnel in Fort Laramie?

3. How old was Jim Bridger's daughter when he sent her to the Whitman Mission School?

4. Chapter 16 mentions a cold afternoon when Bridger's dogs began to bark. Bridger peers through his loophole and sees how many dark figures?

5. Who was Sir George Gore's favorite author?

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