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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade, he mentioned that there were what perched on top of some of the packs?
(a) Black crows.
(b) Half breed children.
(c) Beaver pelts.
(d) Scruffy dogs.

2. Which tribe was allies with the Blackfeet Indians?
(a) Crow.
(b) Sioux.
(c) Cheyenne.
(d) Gros Ventres.

3. In what year was the trappers rendezvous to be held in Pierre's Hole?
(a) 1834.
(b) 1830.
(c) 1832.
(d) 1828.

4. What trapper rule concerning guns was similar to the rule of the Indian camps?
(a) No man should keep more than one gun.
(b) No man should sleep with his gun empty.
(c) No man should keep a gun to just himself.
(d) No man should fire a gun within the camp.

5. When Joseph Meek headed out of camp alone on what day out of camp did the Crows catch up with him?
(a) Day three.
(b) Day two.
(c) Day five.
(d) Day one.

6. In Chapter 4, Colonel Henry Leavenworth advanced up the river with how many companies?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Four.
(d) Six.

7. Who did the Crow chief give the new name of "Shiam Shaspusia"?
(a) Joseph Meek.
(b) Jim Bridger.
(c) Dr. Parker.
(d) Tom Fitzpatrick.

8. When the Blackfeet attacked the Americans in Chapter 6, how many horses did they take?
(a) 25.
(b) 35.
(c) 40.
(d) 20.

9. How old was Jim when his mother died?
(a) Going on fourteen.
(b) Going on twelve.
(c) Going on seventeen.
(d) Going on ten.

10. What was the first name of General William Henry Harrison's son?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Michael.
(d) Patrick.

11. What did the young Crow warrior strike Joseph Meek's wife with?
(a) A bow.
(b) A quirt.
(c) A rock.
(d) An arrow.

12. Jim carried a small horn vial on his belt filled with what?
(a) Rum.
(b) Water.
(c) Gun powder.
(d) Castor.

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

14. When Old Ephraim ran across the Prince Maximilian party, how many rifle's worth of lead did he carry off with him?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifteen.

15. Who was nicknamed, "King of the Keelboat Men"?
(a) Jim Bridger.
(b) Mike Fink.
(c) Colonel Ashley.
(d) Andrew Henry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington Irving wrote about Sublette's brigade on the march. What does Washington write about Sublette's arm?

2. What did Jim Bridger love better than people?

3. What was another name for goats mentioned in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 6, the air was described to be like what?

5. What would happen if a greenhorn set up drinks for all the old-timers?

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