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

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

3. In the opening of Chapter 16, where was Brigham Young's caravan headed?

4. What year did Gore pack up his things and move to Tongue River?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. In the winter of 1847, why did Joseph Meek come to visit Bridger?

8. 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?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give an account of Hugh Glass and what happened after he was attacked by a grizzly bear. What emotions do you think Glass experienced when he knew Bridger and Fitzgerald had left him stranded with no weapon or food or help? How do you think these emotions were different from what he first felt for these men when they volunteered to stay behind with Glass? What emotions do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald experienced when they left Glass to fend for himself? What kind of characteristics did Glass have that shone through and helped him through this terrible time? How do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald felt when they saw Glass for the first time after abandoning him?

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

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.

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