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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. General Connor ordered his men to kill any male over the age of what?
(a) 21.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 16.

2. Who believed Americans had a false notion of war?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Colonel Carrington.
(c) General W.B. Hazen.
(d) Jim Bridger.

3. When the rest of the men came in after Joseph Meek, what did Jim Bridger fix for them to eat?
(a) Corn husks.
(b) Hot meat.
(c) Cowboy pie.
(d) Buffalo skins.

4. After 1850, how many herds of buffalo were there?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

5. When Jim Bridger opened his gate after hearing someone knock, which of his friends was there?
(a) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(b) Brigham Young.
(c) Kit Carson.
(d) Joe Meek.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what day of the year was Jim Bridger enrolled as Chief Guide at Fort Kearney?

2. When Jim Bridger arrived at his home in Santa Fe, he had a son named what?

3. In Chapter 26, what that Jim Bridger possessed is something he took for granted?

4. What had Mrs. Bridger lost in Chapter 16, that one of the groups of travelers had given her?

5. What was the name of Jim Bridger's son that was a veteran of the Civil War?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 18, what was the first move the Saints tried to make on the Mountain men, and what happened?

2. What did one man offer Jim Bridger after he told the story of the big diamond on top of a mountain that could be seen from fifty miles away?

3. What were some of Sir George Gore's morning habits?

4. Which tribes came to the treaty grounds of Fort Laramie, and who were some of the well known Indians that attended?

5. What are some of the things that Jim Bridger did to help the Mormons and their leader, Brigham Young?

6. What happened that let Bridger see a chance for official backing concerning the Hot Springs, geysers, lake, and Fire Hole River?

7. What idea did Bridger develop when he experienced a number of emigrants coming to Fort Laramie?

8. How did Shotwell describe Jim Bridger in Chapter 24?

9. In Chapter 16, Bridger weny out with Kit Carson in the spring to what places?

10. What were some of the mistakes that tourists made that stopped by Fort Bridger?

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