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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. How many miles away from Fort Kiowa was Hugh Glass when he came to on the Grand River?
(a) 200.
(b) 150.
(c) 125.
(d) 100.

3. Who saved Kit Carson from being attacked by the Indians?
(a) Bridger.
(b) White.
(c) Montero.
(d) Fitzpatrick.

4. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?
(a) Tracker.
(b) Giddup.
(c) Tensly.
(d) Grohean.

5. Who was the original owner of the American Fur Company?
(a) John Jacob Astor.
(b) Joseph Meek.
(c) Jim Bridger.
(d) Tom Fitzpatrick.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did the Hudson's Bay Company monopolize all trade with the Indians?

2. What kind of work did the Crow Indians make Joseph Meek do for them?

3. What did Tom "slap" over Jim's wounds from the arrows?

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

5. What kind of dense bushes was Hugh Glass pushing his way through when he came across a grizzly?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. While Joseph Meek was marching with the Crow Indians, what did the squaws do to Meek amuse themselves?

6. Describe what the spot looked like where the Mississippi River meets the Missouri River, according to Jim Bridger.

7. 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?

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

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

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

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