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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. How many arrows did the young warrior shoot into Jim Bridger's back?
2. Who did the Crow chief give the new name of "Shiam Shaspusia"?
3. What did the name Casapy mean that the Crow Indians had given to Bridger?
4. In Chapter 7, who was the man that looked thin as a rail, red eyed, ragged, and unarmed?
5. What city did Jim Bridger's father work in?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. Why was it important for Jim to know more than the lay out or topography of the land?
3. What is a greenhorn, and what did Jim Bridger become after he wasn't considered a greenhorn anymore?
4. Describe the area known as Pierre's Hole or Teton Basin.
5. Who was the bear that Prince Maximilian spoke of, and what was the story of this great bear?
6. Why did Captain Sir William Drummond Stuart make people stare?
7. Who hated the American Fur Company and why?
8. Why was it when a Grizzly bear has seen a person that the person is generally unable to get away?
9. In the old days of rendezvous trappers, how did the trappers live like lords?
10. What dramatic events took place when Bridger was going on fourteen years old?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What new things did you learn from this book about Mountain Men and the way they lived and survived? What things surprised you or enlightened you about Jim Bridger's way of life? Use specific information to support your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Give an account of Hugh Glass and what happened after he was attacked by a grizzly bear. What emotions do you think Glass experienced when he knew Bridger and Fitzgerald had left him stranded with no weapon or food or help? How do you think these emotions were different from what he first felt for these men when they volunteered to stay behind with Glass? What emotions do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald experienced when they left Glass to fend for himself? What kind of characteristics did Glass have that shone through and helped him through this terrible time? How do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald felt when they saw Glass for the first time after abandoning him?
Essay Topic 3
There are many events and stories in this book. Describe one of your favorite or most memorable events in the book. Why did this particular story appeal to you? Who was involved in this event, and what kind of joys, struggles, or tragedies were faced in this story?
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