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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. General Connor told Jim Bridger that his three columns were to meet at the mouth of what river?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Greene.
(c) Tongue.
(d) Missouri.

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

3. Sir George Gore would go out alone or with how many companions to hunt after his morning routine?
(a) Twelve or thirteen.
(b) Two or three.
(c) Ten or eleven.
(d) One or two.

4. What had Mrs. Bridger lost in Chapter 16, that one of the groups of travelers had given her?
(a) A baby blanket.
(b) A butter knife.
(c) A skillet lid.
(d) A down pillow.

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 14, Jim Bridger is described as being as slick as what?
(a) A mud pie in the summer.
(b) A rainy river bank.
(c) A buffalo's nose.
(d) A tear on a squaw's cheek.

9. General Connor ordered his men to kill any male over the age of what?
(a) 10.
(b) 12.
(c) 16.
(d) 21.

10. Where did Jim Bridger travel to give his opinion of the Mormons?
(a) Washington D.C.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New York City.
(d) St. Louis.

11. Jim Bridger once told a group of eager treasure hunters that on the top of a mountain they could find a great big what?
(a) Piece of gold.
(b) Bank.
(c) Treasure chest.
(d) Diamond.

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

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

14. On what area of the body did Jim Bridger develop goiter?
(a) Below his left eyebrow.
(b) On his calf.
(c) Under his right armpit.
(d) Under his chin.

15. Who did the Indians say "talked sense and told the truth"?
(a) Father Pierre Jean de Smet.
(b) General Richard Gerard.
(c) Jim Bridger.
(d) Hugh Glass.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The summer of 1842, Bourdeaux was in charge at Fort Laramie with how many clerks?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 25, when French Pete's wife and children were discovered, it was discovered that the Indians had not killed what?

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

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