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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of bear did Russell shoot in the shoulder before being attacked in Part 1?
(a) Sun.
(b) Brown.
(c) Grizzly.
(d) Cave.

2. Where was the raft found the next day, after being separated from the men in Part 2 (pp.44-63)?
(a) Near an island.
(b) On the river.
(c) On a rock.
(d) At an Indian lodge.

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

4. How many Indians attacked Howell and another trapper in Part 2 (pp. 84-103)?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Forty.

5. On the night that Russell and his group arrived at the Stinking River, how many of their horses were stolen?
(a) None.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

6. On what date did the hunters discover the sixty Indian lodges in Part 1?
(a) Novermber 10.
(b) October 12.
(c) November 22.
(d) October 1.

7. Where did Russell and fifteen other men travel to for the winter in Part 2?
(a) Lewis Canyon.
(b) Hayden Valley.
(c) Mutton Hill.
(d) Gallatin Range.

8. How many Indians approached when the men were burning their goods in Part 2 (pp. 104-123)?
(a) Ten.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Twenty five.

9. Which sounds frightened Corm, the Irishman of the group, in Part 2 (pp. 104-123)?
(a) A lion growling.
(b) An elk whistling.
(c) Indian drums.
(d) A wolf howling.

10. What was the highest number of Indians which Russell stayed with on the trip he took alone in Part 2?
(a) Eighteen hundred.
(b) Fourteen hundred.
(c) Two thousand.
(d) Sixteen hundred.

11. After being defeated by the Indians in Part 1, what was all that was left of Captain Thing's expedition?
(a) Food and horses.
(b) Men, food, and horses.
(c) Men and horses.
(d) Men and food.

12. How many men planned to go to Yellowstone Lake at the end of Part 1?
(a) Seventy five.
(b) Fifty.
(c) Twenty five.
(d) One hundred.

13. Where did the group go before Big Jackson's Hole in Part 2?
(a) Elk Basin.
(b) Little Jackson's Hole.
(c) Star Valley.
(d) Alpine Junction.

14. What signal of peace was given when the men spotted the Indians for a second time in Part 2?
(a) The waving of hands.
(b) Saluting.
(c) The waving of the American Flag.
(d) Shaking hands.

15. What was the name of the Indian village that Russell found near Big Horn Mountain in Part 2?
(a) Long Hair's Pack.
(b) Long Hair's Camp.
(c) Long Hair's Band.
(d) Long Hair's Troop.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the Bonnack Indians suspected of in Part 2 (pp. 104-123)?

2. What name did Russell have for the education the men were receiving during the winter on Yellowstone River?

3. What term was used to describe the earth as the men camped by the hot springs of Yellowstone in Part 2 (pp. 84-103)?

4. In Part 1, as the men were at the Fort trading with the Indians, how many miles north were Bridger's men?

5. Which one of the following was not included in the group of men that joined the expedition with Russell in Part 1?

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