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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Booshway- Chapter 8, 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. No free trapper could do what safely?
(a) Work alone.
(b) Fight Indians.
(c) Discover new landmarks.
(d) Find animal trails.

2. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how much were the beaver pelts worth that were taken?
(a) $2,000.
(b) $2,900.
(c) $3,500.
(d) $4,000.

3. In Chapter 9, it was mentioned that on average about one Mountain man was killed every how many days?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Twenty Five.

4. In Chapter 7, who was the man that looked thin as a rail, red eyed, ragged, and unarmed?
(a) Glass.
(b) Bridger.
(c) Fitzpatrick.
(d) Henry.

5. What was a booshway?
(a) A new trapper.
(b) A boss.
(c) An Indian scout.
(d) A teacher.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the first American to harvest beaver fur west of the Rockies?

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

3. What day was Jim Bridger's birthday?

4. Jim was able to have wages left over to buy blankets for what reason?

5. Why did Bridger and Fitzpatrick pass across the head of buffalo herds to cover their tracks?

(see the answer key)

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