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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who volunteered with Bridger to keep an eye on Hugh Glass after he was badly injured?
(a) Henry.
(b) Trumble.
(c) Fitzpatrick.
(d) Fitzgerald.

2. What was a booshway?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A boss.
(c) An Indian scout.
(d) A new trapper.

3. How many cubs did the she-bear have that Glass came across?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Three.

4. What city did Jim Bridger's father work in?
(a) Fairfax, Virginia.
(b) Richmond, Virginia.
(c) Alexandria, Virginia.
(d) Bristol, Virginia.

5. How many miles was the keel boat race up the Missouri that Manuel Lisa won?
(a) 1,200.
(b) 1,300.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 1,150.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first American to harvest beaver fur west of the Rockies?

2. How many Crow warriors did Meek count?

3. When the Crow chief came into Bridger's camp and requested peace, what tribe did he name as being the one he needed help in fighting against?

4. In Chapter 5, who was called an "ornery skunk"?

5. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the area known as Pierre's Hole or Teton Basin.

2. What is a greenhorn, and what did Jim Bridger become after he wasn't considered a greenhorn anymore?

3. During the months when finding beavers and hunting furs wasn't easy, what kind of work did the men do so that they would still have work during the winters?

4. In Chapter 3, as soon as the fort was built, Bridger set out with the other men to hunt and trap. What kind of animals does Bridger say they hunted or trapped?

5. Describe the time of year that Jim Bridger was born and what he looked like.

6. In Chapter 8, why were Jim and Tom leading Vanderburgh on a "wild goose chase"?

7. What dramatic events took place when Bridger was going on fourteen years old?

8. What questions did the Crow chief ask Joseph Meek to tell the truth about so he could live?

9. What kinds of jobs did Jim Bridger first hold to help support himself and his sister?

10. When Bridger became a free trapper, what did he do with the furs and with his earnings?

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