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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Joshua Pilcher was appointed sub agent for the campaign and was enabled to bring how many Sioux warriors into the fight?

2. Who was made the subject in painter, John Mix Stanley's painting named, "The Trapper's Last Shot"?

3. What color was Jim Bridger's horse that he mounted to ride off to save Joseph Meek?

4. In Chapter 4, Colonel Henry Leavenworth advanced up the river with how many companies?

5. What did Joseph Meek call his wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, as soon as the fort was built, Bridger set out with the other men to hunt and trap. What kind of animals does Bridger say they hunted or trapped?

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

3. Who hated the American Fur Company and why?

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

5. What questions did the Crow chief ask Joseph Meek to tell the truth about so he could live?

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

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

8. What kinds of jobs did Jim Bridger first hold to help support himself and his sister?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

This book was a biography written by Stanley Vestal; therefore, it's a book about Jim Bridger written by someone else. How do you think this book would have been different if Bridger would have written it himself? What are some events or people that you think would have been described differently had Bridger written the book himself? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your views.

Essay Topic 2

Describe how the theme of independence is revealed in the book. There is a boat named the Independence mentioned in Chapter 1. How does this vessel tie in with Jim Bridger's development of his own independence in Chapter 1? How does Bridger's independence increase during the course of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the reasons given in the book to why Jim Bridger and Brigham Young didn't get along? What do you feel were reasons for the animosity between Bridger and Young? Do you think animosity is the right word? What other words would describe the relationship between Bridger and Brigham Young? Do you think these two individuals could have ever been friends? Why or why not?

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