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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. In Chapter 26, what that Jim Bridger possessed is something he took for granted?
2. As a result of the tragedy of murder and Jim Bridger's daughter being taken away, it was clear that the mountains were no place for what?
3. Who described Jim Bridger as having the eyes of an eagle in Chapter 22?
4. What was the name of the Cheyenne chief in Chapter 25?
5. How much did Jim Bridger agree to lease Fort Bridger to the government for?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Jim Bridger excel at trailing?
2. When Bridger built Fort Bridger, he built four log cabins within the stockade. What were these four cabins for?
3. 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?
4. Describe Fort Laramie.
5. What happened to the artist and correspondent named Ridgeway Glover who went on a walk unarmed one afternoon?
6. What quality Chapter 21 did Jim Bridger have that made him superior to other Mountain Men?
7. In the winter of 1847, why did Joseph Meek come to visit Bridger?
8. What was Fetterman's scheme to trick the enemy?
9. In Chapter 16, Bridger weny out with Kit Carson in the spring to what places?
10. What is the reason that historians give for the quarrel between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe how the theme of independence is revealed in the book. There is a boat named the Independence mentioned in Chapter 1. How does this vessel tie in with Jim Bridger's development of his own independence in Chapter 1? How does Bridger's independence increase during the course of the book?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the events that led up to Jim Bridger receiving two arrows in his back in Chapter 8. Why did Bridger receive these arrows to the back? Do you think they were deserved? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
In Chapter 14, the gospel of the frontier is said to have been, "Hell's full of greenhorns." What are greenhorns, and what do you think the frontiersmen or Mountain men meant by this "gospel" or statement?
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