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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. What trapper rule concerning guns was similar to the rule of the Indian camps?

2. When Indians attacked Henry's party in the beginning of Chapter 5, how many men were wounded?

3. What was the first name of General William Henry Harrison's son?

4. When Major Henry's boat sunk, he saved every man, but how much money worth of supplies was lost?

5. Where did a trapper or hunter have to deposit what he brought in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were some of Jim Bridger's discoveries in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What significance did Dr. Marcus Whitman have in Jim Bridger's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the significance of Jim Bridger to the United States. Describe Jim Bridger's importance to travelers and explorers that had never traveled "out west." How did the nation and individuals benefit from knowing and working with Jim Bridger?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the events that led up to Jim Bridger receiving two arrows in his back in Chapter 8. Why did Bridger receive these arrows to the back? Do you think they were deserved? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the book, there are tales of men losing their wives, either to the Indian attacks or during childbirth. Jim Bridger had more than one wife that died in childbirth, and one child that was taken by the Indians and never seen again. How do you think the familiarity of loved ones dying affected the Mountain Men, especially Jim Bridger? Even after the Indians took his daughter, do you think Jim Bridger kept an open mind about the Indians? Why or why not?

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