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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who said, "Boys, the trouble with you is you're all spunk and no gumption"?
(a) Jim Bridger.
(b) Horation S. Bingham.
(c) George W. Grummond.
(d) Phil Kearney.

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

3. 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) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(c) Charles Preuss.
(d) Francis Parkman.

4. What was the name of the Cheyenne chief in Chapter 25?
(a) Buffalo Horn.
(b) Sitting Bull.
(c) Black Horse.
(d) Crazy Horse.

5. Who was Sir George Gore's favorite author?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Louisa May Alcott.
(c) Leo Tolstoy.
(d) Nathaniel Hawthorne.

6. 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) Jim Bridger.
(c) Angus MacDonald.
(d) Lieut. Glenn.

7. After 1850, how many herds of buffalo were there?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

9. When Sir George Gore ordered all the irons raked from the ashes, where did he ask the men to throw them?
(a) Into the buffalo dung heep.
(b) In a large hole that the men dug in the ground.
(c) Into the Missouri River.
(d) In the fire pit under the ashes.

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

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

12. What did Joseph Meek say carried Jim's daughter away?
(a) "Them fightin' Injuns."
(b) "Them rotten scoundrel dogs."
(c) "Them rootin' tootin' greenhorns."
(d) "Them red devils."

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed Americans had a false notion of war?

2. When Jim Bridger opened his gate after hearing someone knock, which of his friends was there?

3. 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?

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

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

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