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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix pp. 197-216.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the men respond to receiving the buffalo robes and discovering Fontanelle's warehouse?
(a) They were amused.
(b) They were confused.
(c) They were appreciative.
(d) They were resentful.

2. What year was it when Russell spoke of setting up beaver traps under the waterline?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1838.
(d) 1883.

3. What kind of animal skins did the men trade with the Indians for supplies at Yellowstone River?
(a) Panther, sheep, elk, and snake.
(b) Panther, sheep, and elk.
(c) Panther, sheep, and snake.
(d) Panther, snake, and elk.

4. Who was with the Presbyterian preacher who was traveling back to the States in Part 2?
(a) A wife and two children.
(b) A wife and child.
(c) A wife, a child, and another family.
(d) A wife and other relatives.

5. When the raft fell apart on the return trip across the Fork, what did Russell worry about losing?
(a) His clothes, but not his tents.
(b) Neither his clothes nor his tents.
(c) His tents, but not his clothes.
(d) His clothes and tents.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men were injured when they were fired upon by the Indians in the Spring?

2. What were the Indians doing as Russell and White were escaping from them?

3. What year was it when Part 2 (pp. 104-123) began?

4. Preparing for the winter on the Yellowstone River in Part 2 (pp. 84-103), how many men did the lodges hold?

5. What disease had killed the Indians of the abandoned camp the men passed in Part 2?

(see the answer key)

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