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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. What did Tom "slap" over Jim's wounds from the arrows?
(a) A slab of fine wood.
(b) A clean washing cloth.
(c) White ashes.
(d) A handful of beaver fur.

2. Why did Bridger and Fitzpatrick pass across the head of buffalo herds to cover their tracks?
(a) Because the smell of the buffalo would overpower the man's smell.
(b) Because they could follow the buffalo herd and stay hidden.
(c) Because the hooves of the buffalo would wipe away their trail.
(d) Because they could always have food nearby.

3. In Chapter 4, Colonel Henry Leavenworth advanced up the river with how many companies?
(a) Seven.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

4. Where did a trapper or hunter have to deposit what he brought in?
(a) Before the Captain's cabin.
(b) At the front entrance of the fort.
(c) At the kitchen.
(d) At the fort's storage closet.

5. How many arrows did the young warrior shoot into Jim Bridger's back?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of the Crows' rules of warfare that Jim Bridger followed?

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

3. Hugh Glass was a hunter from where?

4. In what year was Jim Bridger born?

5. What city did Jim Bridger's father work in?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why did Joseph Meek shoot a young brave in Chapter 12?

3. Why was it when a Grizzly bear has seen a person that the person is generally unable to get away?

4. What happened when Joseph Meek laid down Sally so that he could live?

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

6. In Chapter 4, what two traits were to be respected among the Indians?

7. Even though beaver pelts were still plentiful, the Rocky Mountain Fur Company was struggling. What were some of the reasons for these struggles?

8. Who hated the American Fur Company and why?

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

10. What significance did Dr. Marcus Whitman have in Jim Bridger's life?

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