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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: A Man Among Men, Chapters 11 through 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what did Crazy Woman Morgan die?
(a) Cholera.
(b) A Cheyenne arrow.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Starvation.

2. What happened to John Morgan, the family's father, during the Indian attack on the family?
(a) He was saved by John Johnston.
(b) He killed himself rather than be taken alive by the Indians.
(c) He was scalped and taken away, still alive, by the Indians.
(d) His wife accidentally shot him trying to defend the family.

3. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for the rifle than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?
(a) Ten times the St. Louis price.
(b) Five dollars more than the St. Louis price.
(c) Twice the St. Louis price.
(d) Four times the St. Louis price.

4. What did Old John Hatcher do with his Bowie knife after killing one of his attackers in Chapter 2?
(a) He buried his knife and swore never to use it again.
(b) He gave his knife to Johnston as a gift.
(c) He sold the knife to Joe Robidoux.
(d) He scalped the Indian.

5. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for his traps than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?
(a) Twenty dollars more than the St. Louis price.
(b) Five times the St. Louis price.
(c) Triple the St. Louis price.
(d) Twice the St. Louis price.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many warriors did Chief Big Robert send to hunt down Johnston?

2. Why did Johnston seek out the Crow chief Gray Bear after Crazy Woman Morgan's death?

3. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?

4. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends passed down the oral history of his exploits and kept his legend alive?

5. What was the name of the steamer that brought Johnston from St. Louis to St. Joseph when he first came west to become a trapper?

(see the answer key)

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