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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Part 1, as the men were at the Fort trading with the Indians, how many miles north were Bridger's men?
(a) Eighty.
(b) Sixty.
(c) One hundred.
(d) One hundred and twenty.

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

3. How many Indians attacked Howell and another trapper in Part 2 (pp. 84-103)?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Forty.
(d) Twenty.

4. The men were trying to find _________at the beginning of Part 2.
(a) North Fork.
(b) Clark's Fork.
(c) Lewis' Fork.
(d) Smith's Fork.

5. What signal of peace was given when the men spotted the Indians for a second time in Part 2?
(a) The waving of hands.
(b) Saluting.
(c) Shaking hands.
(d) The waving of the American Flag.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How was Russell's stay through the winter in Part 2 (pp.64-83), before leaving in February?

3. How long did the battle with the Bonnack Indians last before they sued for peace and promised to be friendly?

4. How many large peaks made up the Tetons?

5. After reaching Salt River, which valley did the men approach in Part 2 (pp.44-63)?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Indians help Russell in the mountains in Part 2 (pp. 44-63)?

2. How was Russell's horse injured during an Indian attack on July 5, 1837?

3. When did Osborne Russell's Journal of a Trapper begin and who joined him?

4. Who was Howell?

5. How and where was Fort Hall built?

6. What made hunting difficult for Russell and the other trappers in the spring of 1835?

7. What happened at the July 4th rendezvous in 1837?

8. How did the trappers avoid a battle with the Indians in February, 1837?

9. How did Russell spend time with the Bonnack Indians in Part 2 (pp. 64-83)?

10. Why did the trappers split up in Part 2 (pp. 44-63)?

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