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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: Chief of Scouts- Chapter 27, 28 and 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why could the burial of the recovered bodies not be performed at once?
(a) Because they didn't have enough people to help with the bodies.
(b) Because they hadn't designated a place for the bodies to be buried.
(c) Because the ground was frozen solid.
(d) Because they hadn't recovered all the bodies.

2. How many days did the Donner party stop at Fort Bridger?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Ten.

3. Who volunteered with Bridger to keep an eye on Hugh Glass after he was badly injured?
(a) Fitzpatrick.
(b) Trumble.
(c) Fitzgerald.
(d) Henry.

4. What time did Sir George Gore usually sleep until in the morning?
(a) Ten or eleven.
(b) Eleven or twelve.
(c) Nine or ten.
(d) Seven or Eight.

5. What did being a free trapper mean for Jim?
(a) That he would have to depend on himself.
(b) That he must be a master at his trade.
(c) That he could hire the people he wanted.
(d) That it would be less expensive.

Short Answer Questions

1. General Connor told Jim Bridger that his three columns were to meet at the mouth of what river?

2. When the Crow chief came into Bridger's camp and requested peace, what tribe did he name as being the one he needed help in fighting against?

3. What was the name of Jim Bridger's son that was a veteran of the Civil War?

4. What kind of animal's udder did Jim Bridger use to feed his new baby girl?

5. Who saved Cotton Mansfield when the Indians were running after him to get his scalp?

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