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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Moose.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Bears.
(d) Indians.

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

3. Who believed Americans had a false notion of war?
(a) Colonel Carrington.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Jim Bridger.
(d) General W.B. Hazen.

4. In the opening of Chapter 16, where was Brigham Young's caravan headed?
(a) Salt Lake.
(b) California.
(c) Yellowstone.
(d) St. Louis.

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

6. When Jim Bridger arrived at his home in Santa Fe, he had a son named what?
(a) Thomas.
(b) George.
(c) William.
(d) Henry.

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

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

9. Bridger was interviewed by a newspaper editor, but the editors friend told him not to take any stock in what?
(a) Indian folklore.
(b) Greenhorn stories.
(c) Trapper's tales.
(d) Mountain legends.

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

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

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

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

14. What did the Mormons pile in their houses when they were afraid the troops would sack their city?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Straw.
(c) Wood chips.
(d) Buffalo chips.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Jim Bridger make per day working as a guide for the Army of Utah?

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

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

4. On what area of the body did Jim Bridger develop goiter?

5. What Valley did Bridger lead Captain Howard Stansbury down from?

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