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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the name Casapy mean that the Crow Indians had given to Bridger?

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

4. In Chapter 5, who was called an "ornery skunk"?

5. Jim Bridger had to know more than just the layout of the country; he had to know how to do what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Captain Sir William Drummond Stuart make people stare?

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

3. Why was it when a Grizzly bear has seen a person that the person is generally unable to get away?

4. After Old Glass was injured by a bear, why couldn't he travel with the men, and what was the solution the men came up with?

5. When Bridger became a free trapper, what did he do with the furs and with his earnings?

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

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

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

9. In Chapter 4, what two traits were to be respected among the Indians?

10. What significance did Dr. Marcus Whitman have in Jim Bridger's life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Give an account of Hugh Glass and what happened after he was attacked by a grizzly bear. What emotions do you think Glass experienced when he knew Bridger and Fitzgerald had left him stranded with no weapon or food or help? How do you think these emotions were different from what he first felt for these men when they volunteered to stay behind with Glass? What emotions do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald experienced when they left Glass to fend for himself? What kind of characteristics did Glass have that shone through and helped him through this terrible time? How do you think Bridger and Fitzgerald felt when they saw Glass for the first time after abandoning him?

Essay Topic 2

There were many individuals in this book besides Jim Bridger. Who was one of your favorite people and why? What influences did this person have on Jim Bridger? How did Jim Bridger play a role in this person's life? What qualities did this person have that you liked and could relate to?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Indians as seen through Jim Bridger's eyes. What qualities did Bridger admire in the Indians? What tribes were known as friends to Bridger? Describe the Indians as seen through the U.S. government's eyes? How do these two views differ and why?

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