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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was it when Part 2 (pp. 104-123) began?
(a) 1835.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1853.

2. While camping with Bridger's men between February and March, how did Russell describe the provisions?
(a) Adequate.
(b) Average.
(c) Poor.
(d) Excellent.

3. When did the men first see the Indians in the Teton Mountains in Part 2 (pp.44-63)?
(a) September 8.
(b) July 28.
(c) November 8.
(d) June 28.

4. What was the highest number of Indians which Russell stayed with on the trip he took alone in Part 2?
(a) Eighteen hundred.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Fourteen hundred.
(d) Sixteen hundred.

5. When did Russell make the rendezvous where Mr. Wyeth brought supplies in Part 2 (pp.64-83)?
(a) September 2.
(b) July 24.
(c) September 22.
(d) July 4.

6. Which one of the following was not included in the group of men that joined the expedition with Russell in Part 1?
(a) Painters.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Trappers.
(d) Missionaries.

7. How many Indians surrounded the men in the Teton Mountains in Part 2 (pp.44-63)?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Sixty.

8. What kind of animal skins did the men trade with the Indians for supplies at Yellowstone River?
(a) Panther, sheep, and snake.
(b) Panther, snake, and elk.
(c) Panther, sheep, and elk.
(d) Panther, sheep, elk, and snake.

9. On the night that Russell and his group arrived at the Stinking River, how many of their horses were stolen?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) None.
(d) One.

10. How many others joined Russell as the group split up at Jackson's Hole?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

11. When the raft fell apart on the return trip across the Fork, what did Russell worry about losing?
(a) Neither his clothes nor his tents.
(b) His clothes, but not his tents.
(c) His clothes and tents.
(d) His tents, but not his clothes.

12. How many Indians did Bridger see through his telescope in Part 2 (pp. 84-103)?
(a) Eight hundred.
(b) Fifteen hundred.
(c) Eleven hundred.
(d) Two thousand.

13. How many men planned to go to Yellowstone Lake at the end of Part 1?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) One hundred.
(d) Seventy five.

14. What did the hunters and the friendly Indians do as a result of Howell's murder?
(a) They looked for more people to help them.
(b) They attacked the Indians.
(c) They left the area.
(d) They separated to make it harder for the Indians to attack them.

15. Following the Indian attack, what caused the party to become disabled?
(a) Lost weapons and inclement weather.
(b) Men deserted and weapons were lost.
(c) Deserting men and inclement weather.
(d) Animals were shot and men deserted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Indians attacked Howell and another trapper in Part 2 (pp. 84-103)?

2. How many Indians approached when the men were burning their goods in Part 2 (pp. 104-123)?

3. Where did Russell and fifteen other men travel to for the winter in Part 2?

4. What did the Indians do before following the men and robbing them in Part 2 (pp. 104-123)?

5. How did the Englishman, Allen, respond to the scenery of the Secluded Valley?

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