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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. Where did Jim Bridger travel to give his opinion of the Mormons?

2. Who described Jim Bridger as having the eyes of an eagle in Chapter 22?

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

4. Sir George Gore brought a lot of men to help him hunt what two animals?

5. On what day of the year was Jim Bridger enrolled as Chief Guide at Fort Kearney?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Fetterman's scheme to trick the enemy?

3. How did Jim Bridger excel at trailing?

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

5. How did Shotwell describe Jim Bridger in Chapter 24?

6. What were some of Sir George Gore's morning habits?

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

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

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. 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

Throughout the book, there are tales of men losing their wives, either to the Indian attacks or during childbirth. Jim Bridger had more than one wife that died in childbirth, and one child that was taken by the Indians and never seen again. How do you think the familiarity of loved ones dying affected the Mountain Men, especially Jim Bridger? Even after the Indians took his daughter, do you think Jim Bridger kept an open mind about the Indians? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Every year the Mountain Men would gather together in a specific spot for a rendezvous. What was the purpose of these rendezvouses, and what happened during these gatherings? Use specific information from the book in your explanation.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 14 Jim Bridger is quoted as saying, "If you betray timidity or indecision, you convert them from that moment into insidious and dangerous enemies." Who was Bridger referring to in this statement, and what did he mean?

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