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

2. What had Mrs. Bridger lost in Chapter 16, that one of the groups of travelers had given her?
(a) A butter knife.
(b) A skillet lid.
(c) A down pillow.
(d) A baby blanket.

3. Where did Jim Bridger travel to give his opinion of the Mormons?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Washington D.C.
(c) New York City.
(d) St. Louis.

4. When Bridger's wife died during childbirth, she left him with a daughter named what?
(a) Caroline.
(b) Isabella.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Reba.

5. What was the name of Joseph Meek's daughter?
(a) Mary.
(b) Eliza.
(c) Helen.
(d) Marie.

Short Answer Questions

1. What tribe did the scouts come from that Captain Frank North had in his battalion?

2. In Parkman's words, the poles that were used to erect the lodges were carried by what?

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

4. What country was Sir George Gore from?

5. How old was Jim Bridger's daughter when he sent her to the Whitman Mission School?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How did Jim Bridger excel at trailing?

3. What happened to the artist and correspondent named Ridgeway Glover who went on a walk unarmed one afternoon?

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

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

6. Why did Jim Bridger's stay at home in Chapter 22 not last long?

7. Why did the Indians give Jim Bridger the name of "Big Throat"?

8. In Chapter 22, what did the Army pay Jim Bridger and what supplies did they provide to him?

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

10. Describe Fort Laramie.

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