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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. The words "Hell's full of greenhorns" was known as what?

2. On the night of December 20th, who told everyone he must have one scalp before he left Fort Laramie?

3. What was the name of the paper where almost a whole page was dedicated to Jim Bridger?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 14, Bridger and his men were riding over a ridge and the greenhorns mistook them for who?

5. In the beginning of Chapter 22, Jim Bridger is discharged on the last day of what month in 1865?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Bridger weny out with Kit Carson in the spring to what places?

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

3. Why did Jim Bridger's stay at home in Chapter 22 not last long?

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

5. Describe Fort Laramie.

6. In Chapter 22, what did the Army pay Jim Bridger and what supplies did they provide to him?

7. In 1846, which party stopped by Fort Bridger and why?

8. Why did the Indians give Jim Bridger the name of "Big Throat"?

9. 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?

10. What happened that let Bridger see a chance for official backing concerning the Hot Springs, geysers, lake, and Fire Hole River?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Describe Sir George Gore. What were some characteristics that stood out to you about George Gore as you read the book? Why do you think George Gore and Jim Bridger became fast friends? What are some similarities between Gore and Bridger? Use specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

What are some of the reasons given in the book to why Jim Bridger and Brigham Young didn't get along? What do you feel were reasons for the animosity between Bridger and Young? Do you think animosity is the right word? What other words would describe the relationship between Bridger and Brigham Young? Do you think these two individuals could have ever been friends? Why or why not?

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