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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. In Chapter 8, Bridger and Fitzpatrick headed back towards Henry's Fork of what river?
(a) The Snake River.
(b) The Bear River.
(c) The Greene River.
(d) The Yellowstone River.

2. In Chapter 5, who was called an "ornery skunk"?
(a) Fitzgerald.
(b) Bridger.
(c) Henry.
(d) Glass.

3. The men's camp equipment consisted of a kettle, a knife, a blanket, and what else?
(a) A spoon.
(b) A shovel.
(c) A cup.
(d) A hat.

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

5. When Bridger went to shake the chief's hand in Chapter 8, the chief pushed the muzzle of the gun down and Bridger fired automatically. Where did the the charge explode?
(a) Between Fitzpatrick's feet.
(b) Between the chief's feet.
(c) Between Bridger's feet.
(d) Between a warrior's feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?

2. What kind of animal was Old Ephraim?

3. When eight hundred Indians caught the Colonel napping in Chapter 3, how many men did they kill?

4. Who was made the subject in painter, John Mix Stanley's painting named, "The Trapper's Last Shot"?

5. How many miles was the keel boat race up the Missouri that Manuel Lisa won?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did the Atsena Indians get their name of Big Bellies from?

2. When Colonel Leavenworth arrived at Fort Recovery, why was the Colonel looking glum?

3. Why was the gift of being an explorer such an important asset to a fur trader?

4. What were some of Jim Bridger's discoveries in Chapter 6?

5. 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?

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

7. In the old days of rendezvous trappers, how did the trappers live like lords?

8. Who was the bear that Prince Maximilian spoke of, and what was the story of this great bear?

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

10. Who hated the American Fur Company and why?

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