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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 country was Sir George Gore from?
2. What place was the largest trading post in the West?
3. What did Joseph Meek say carried Jim's daughter away?
4. Who described Jim Bridger as having the eyes of an eagle in Chapter 22?
5. In the beginning of Chapter 22, Jim Bridger is discharged on the last day of what month in 1865?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Bridger built Fort Bridger, he built four log cabins within the stockade. What were these four cabins for?
2. Describe Fort Laramie.
3. In Chapter 16, Bridger weny out with Kit Carson in the spring to what places?
4. What are some of the things that Jim Bridger did to help the Mormons and their leader, Brigham Young?
5. What did one man offer Jim Bridger after he told the story of the big diamond on top of a mountain that could be seen from fifty miles away?
6. What was Jim Bridger's motto in Chapter 21?
7. When the snow was gone and Bridger got ready to set out with Sir George Gore on the trail to Yellowstone, what did they bring with them?
8. How did Jim Bridger excel at trailing?
9. What happened that let Bridger see a chance for official backing concerning the Hot Springs, geysers, lake, and Fire Hole River?
10. In Chapter 17, when the Cheyenne Indians brought the two scalps and offered them back to the Snake Indians, what happened?
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
Jim Bridger and Tom Fitzpatrick were old friends that had been through a lot together. Name some of the stories that Bridger and Fitzpatrick were involved with. How important do you think it was to have a long lasting camaraderie in the wilderness?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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