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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: Trader- Chapter 16,17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many arrows did the young warrior shoot into Jim Bridger's back?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

2. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?
(a) That it didn't look like anything was wrong.
(b) That it hung limply at Sublette's side.
(c) That it didn't look like it would heal.
(d) That it was still in a sling.

3. Where did a trapper or hunter have to deposit what he brought in?
(a) At the front entrance of the fort.
(b) At the fort's storage closet.
(c) Before the Captain's cabin.
(d) At the kitchen.

4. How many men did Vanderburgh take with him into Blackfoot country?
(a) Fifty.
(b) Forty.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Twenty.

5. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?
(a) Teach new trappers the trade.
(b) Find the Indians.
(c) Live in the country.
(d) Guide a horse through danger.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what tribe did Bridger have to buy more horses from?

2. What was the name of Bridger's favorite racehorse?

3. Pierre's Hole was home to what tribe that is described as the most implacable of tribes?

4. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?

5. When the rest of the men came in after Joseph Meek, what did Jim Bridger fix for them to eat?

(see the answer key)

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