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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. When the rest of the men came in after Joseph Meek, what did Jim Bridger fix for them to eat?

2. What was the name of Jim Bridger's son that was a veteran of the Civil War?

3. How old was Jim Bridger's daughter when he sent her to the Whitman Mission School?

4. In the beginning of Chapter 20, where did President Buchanan order troops to be sent?

5. The summer of 1842, Bourdeaux was in charge at Fort Laramie with how many clerks?

Short Essay Questions

1. What quality Chapter 21 did Jim Bridger have that made him superior to other Mountain Men?

2. Describe Fort Laramie.

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

4. What was Jim Bridger's motto in Chapter 21?

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

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

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

8. What is the reason that historians give for the quarrel between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Jim Bridger. What are some of his strengths and weaknesses? How does the author describe Jim Bridger's physical appearance? What kind of inner qualities did Bridger possess? Why physical characteristics did Bridger have that made him a good Mountain Man? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

This book was a biography written by Stanley Vestal; therefore, it's a book about Jim Bridger written by someone else. How do you think this book would have been different if Bridger would have written it himself? What are some events or people that you think would have been described differently had Bridger written the book himself? Explain your answers and use specific information from the book to support your views.

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