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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. The summer of 1842, Bourdeaux was in charge at Fort Laramie with how many clerks?
3. What was the name of Joseph Meek's daughter?
4. What was Jim Bridger's daughters name who he sent to Whitman Mission School?
5. What was the name of the Cheyenne chief in Chapter 25?
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 quality Chapter 21 did Jim Bridger have that made him superior to other Mountain Men?
3. What idea did Bridger develop when he experienced a number of emigrants coming to Fort Laramie?
4. 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?
5. In 1846, which party stopped by Fort Bridger and why?
6. What were some of Sir George Gore's morning habits?
7. In Chapter 18, what was the first move the Saints tried to make on the Mountain men, and what happened?
8. In Chapter 17, when the Cheyenne Indians brought the two scalps and offered them back to the Snake Indians, what happened?
9. What is the reason that historians give for the quarrel between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger?
10. In the winter of 1847, why did Joseph Meek come to visit Bridger?
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
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?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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