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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. What did Joseph Meek say carried Jim's daughter away?
(a) "Them red devils."
(b) "Them rootin' tootin' greenhorns."
(c) "Them rotten scoundrel dogs."
(d) "Them fightin' Injuns."

2. In the beginning of Chapter 20, where did President Buchanan order troops to be sent?
(a) Utah.
(b) Missouri.
(c) California.
(d) Wyoming.

3. Sir George Gore would go out alone or with how many companions to hunt after his morning routine?
(a) Twelve or thirteen.
(b) Ten or eleven.
(c) One or two.
(d) Two or three.

4. Who described Jim Bridger as having the eyes of an eagle in Chapter 22?
(a) Kit Carson.
(b) Tom Fitzpatrick.
(c) Captain Palmer.
(d) A.J. Shotwell.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sir George Gore brought a lot of men to help him hunt what two animals?

2. Who said, "Boys, the trouble with you is you're all spunk and no gumption"?

3. As a result of the tragedy of murder and Jim Bridger's daughter being taken away, it was clear that the mountains were no place for what?

4. Who believed Americans had a false notion of war?

5. What did the emigrants call the trappers and traders?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the reason that historians give for the quarrel between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger?

2. How did Jim Bridger excel at trailing?

3. What were some of Sir George Gore's morning habits?

4. In Chapter 18, what was the first move the Saints tried to make on the Mountain men, and what happened?

5. In Chapter 22, what did the Army pay Jim Bridger and what supplies did they provide to him?

6. What happened to the artist and correspondent named Ridgeway Glover who went on a walk unarmed one afternoon?

7. What did Jim Bridger know the first duty of a chief or an officer was?

8. When the snow was gone and Bridger got ready to set out with Sir George Gore on the trail to Yellowstone, what did they bring with them?

9. In Chapter 17, when the Cheyenne Indians brought the two scalps and offered them back to the Snake Indians, what happened?

10. What happened that let Bridger see a chance for official backing concerning the Hot Springs, geysers, lake, and Fire Hole River?

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