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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe did the scouts come from that Captain Frank North had in his battalion?
(a) Cherokee.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Ute.
(d) Pawnee.

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

3. What was the name of Jim Bridger's son that was a veteran of the Civil War?
(a) George.
(b) Alvin.
(c) Felix.
(d) Charles.

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

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

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

7. 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 Sioux.
(c) Raiding Crows.
(d) Raiding Snake.

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

9. What was the name of the paper where almost a whole page was dedicated to Jim Bridger?
(a) Missouri Journal.
(b) Frontier Sun.
(c) Kearney Herald.
(d) Buffalo Post.

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

11. French Pete had a Sioux wife and how many children?
(a) Five.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Ten.

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

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

14. When Sir George bought cattle, how much did he spend per head?
(a) $50.
(b) $60.
(c) $30.
(d) $40.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the beginning of Chapter 22, Jim Bridger is discharged on the last day of what month in 1865?

3. In Chapter 14, when Bridger decided to "set his moccasins on a new trail" his experience was likened to that of whom?

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 in charge of Connor's column that was headed northwest from the Lower Platte?

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