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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. When Joseph Meek headed out of camp alone on what day out of camp did the Crows catch up with him?
(a) Day three.
(b) Day five.
(c) Day two.
(d) Day one.

2. A prime beaver skin could sell for up to how many dollars?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Ten.

3. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how much were the beaver pelts worth that were taken?
(a) $2,900.
(b) $4,000.
(c) $2,000.
(d) $3,500.

4. Jim Bridger was a born what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Explorer.
(c) Hunter.
(d) Trapper.

5. When Indians attacked Henry's party in the beginning of Chapter 5, how many men were wounded?
(a) Six.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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. Pierre's Hole was home to what tribe that is described as the most implacable of tribes?

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

5. What was a booshway?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

5. After Old Glass was injured by a bear, why couldn't he travel with the men, and what was the solution the men came up with?

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

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

8. Why did the Crow chief come into Bridger's camp with forty men to request a truce?

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

10. Why was it important for Jim to know more than the lay out or topography of the land?

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