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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. Which river, near Ham's Fork, did the expedition meet the hunters after crossing the Continental Divide in Part 1?
(a) Madison River.
(b) Green River.
(c) Cheyenne River.
(d) Sweetwater River.

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

3. What type of meat did Russell have while staying with Bridger's men between February and March?
(a) Chicken.
(b) Turkey.
(c) Venison.
(d) Bull.

4. What term was used to describe the earth as the men camped by the hot springs of Yellowstone in Part 2 (pp. 84-103)?
(a) Free.
(b) Hollow.
(c) Full.
(d) Endless.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the men doing by the fireside at the Yellowstone camp?

2. What year was it when Russell joined twenty beaver trappers in Part 1?

3. Where was Howell's encampment located?

4. Which sounds frightened Corm, the Irishman of the group, in Part 2 (pp. 104-123)?

5. Following the Indian attack, what caused the party to become disabled?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which Indians did Russell meet at Yellowstone in Part 2 (pp. 44-63), and what did he trade with them?

2. Who was with Russell when he traveled to the Secluded Valley in Part 2 (pp. 84-103), and how did his companions view the scenery?

3. How were Russell and the other trappers robbed by the Indians in Part 2 (pp. 104-123)?

4. What did the trappers do when they were surrounded by the Indians in the Teton Mountains on June 28th?

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

6. What were Russell's opinions of his party's leader and his mission in Part 2 (pp. 64-83)?

7. Where was Fort Mutton located, and what was Russell's stay like while he was there?

8. How did Russell characterize the Crow Indians in Part 2 (pp.84-103)?

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

10. Who was Howell?

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