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

2. In Chapter 8, Bridger and Fitzpatrick headed back towards Henry's Fork of what river?
(a) The Yellowstone River.
(b) The Snake River.
(c) The Bear River.
(d) The Greene River.

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

4. What did the name Casapy mean that the Crow Indians had given to Bridger?
(a) Good Follower.
(b) Blanket Chief.
(c) True Teacher.
(d) Guiding One.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles away from Fort Kiowa was Hugh Glass when he came to on the Grand River?

2. Hugh Glass was a hunter from where?

3. Jim carried a small horn vial on his belt filled with what?

4. What kind of animal was Old Ephraim?

5. What kind of dense bushes was Hugh Glass pushing his way through when he came across a grizzly?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Joseph Meek shoot a young brave in Chapter 12?

2. Why did the Crow chief come into Bridger's camp with forty men to request a truce?

3. What happened when Joseph Meek laid down Sally so that he could live?

4. What questions did the Crow chief ask Joseph Meek to tell the truth about so he could live?

5. What is a greenhorn, and what did Jim Bridger become after he wasn't considered a greenhorn anymore?

6. Describe what the spot looked like where the Mississippi River meets the Missouri River, according to Jim Bridger.

7. Who hated the American Fur Company and why?

8. What were some of the things Jim and Tom did to throw Vanderburgh off their trail?

9. In Chapter 8, why were Jim and Tom leading Vanderburgh on a "wild goose chase"?

10. Describe the area known as Pierre's Hole or Teton Basin.

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