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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 Valley did Bridger lead Captain Howard Stansbury down from?

2. The Indians and Mountain men always hunted for what two reasons?

3. How much did Jim Bridger make per day working as a guide for the Army of Utah?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 25, what day of the year did the Sioux steel the horses at 5 o'clock in the morning?

5. What was the name of Joseph Meek's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the things that Jim Bridger did to help the Mormons and their leader, Brigham Young?

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

3. In Chapter 17, when the Cheyenne Indians brought the two scalps and offered them back to the Snake Indians, what happened?

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

5. What were some of the mistakes that tourists made that stopped by Fort Bridger?

6. What idea did Bridger develop when he experienced a number of emigrants coming to Fort Laramie?

7. What did Jim Bridger know the first duty of a chief or an officer was?

8. How did Jim Bridger excel at trailing?

9. When Bridger built Fort Bridger, he built four log cabins within the stockade. What were these four cabins for?

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

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 how Jim Bridger and other Mountain Men benefited in knowing and working with the Indian tribes. Describe how the Indian tribes benefited from knowing and working with the Mountain men. Use specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

There were many individuals in this book besides Jim Bridger. Who was one of your favorite people and why? What influences did this person have on Jim Bridger? How did Jim Bridger play a role in this person's life? What qualities did this person have that you liked and could relate to?

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