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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. Where was Russell playing games with the Indians and trappers as Part 2 (pp. 104-123) started?
(a) Gallatin River.
(b) Gibbon River.
(c) Green River.
(d) Greys River.

2. Besides passing sheep, what was the Sheep Rock known for?
(a) Oil.
(b) Thunderstorms.
(c) Strong winds.
(d) Mineral springs.

3. What did Russell use to cut through the ice while hiking up the the snow covered mountain in Part 2 (pp.44-63)?
(a) A stick.
(b) His boot.
(c) A knife.
(d) A rock.

4. How many hunters met by Ham's Fork in Part 1?
(a) Eight hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Four hundred.
(d) Six hundred.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the trappers attacked by the Indians in Part 2 (pp.64-83)?

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

3. How many men were on the expedition to the Rockies when Russell joined in Part 1?

4. Where was the raft found the next day, after being separated from the men in Part 2 (pp.44-63)?

5. When the raft fell apart on the return trip across the Fork, what did Russell worry about losing?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Russell introduced to the Snake Indians?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What precautions did Russell take to avoid being ambushed by Indians at the Big Horn River area in Part 2 (pp. 84-103)?

8. Who was Russell with for the July 4, 1836, rendezvous, and where did they travel to when the rendezvous was finished?

9. What happened when Russell first encountered a grizzly bear in Part 1?

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

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