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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 was another name for goats mentioned in Chapter 3?

2. In what year was the trappers rendezvous to be held in Pierre's Hole?

3. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?

4. How many Crow squaws guarded Joseph Meek?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, why were Jim and Tom leading Vanderburgh on a "wild goose chase"?

2. Even though beaver pelts were still plentiful, the Rocky Mountain Fur Company was struggling. What were some of the reasons for these struggles?

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

4. Who hated the American Fur Company and why?

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

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

7. Why was the gift of being an explorer such an important asset to a fur trader?

8. When Bridger became a free trapper, what did he do with the furs and with his earnings?

9. Why did the Crow chief come into Bridger's camp with forty men to request a truce?

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Why do you think, as the years went by and towards the end of the book, there was more hostility between the white man and the Indians? What events and factors contributed to the crumbling relationship between the two races? What things do you think could have been done to mend the relationship between Indians and the white man? Use specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Why did Jim Bridger have to look after his sister when he was young? What events and struggles in Jim Bridger's life forced him to become a man sooner than other boys might have? How did these help Bridger become a good Mountain Man? Use information from the book to explain your reasoning.

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