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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what type of rifle did the Army replace Johnston's Hawken?
(a) A Remington.
(b) A Spencer.
(c) A Winchester.
(d) A Springfield.

2. After escaping from his Blackfoot Indian captors, how many miles did Johnston have to travel back to his own camp?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Twelve.

3. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends frequently used the expression "Great Jehosophat, Pocahontas, and John Smith"?
(a) Anton Sepulveda.
(b) Wind River Jake.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Bear Claw Chris Lapp.

4. In the fall of 1861, to whom was Johnston going to take 40 gallons of whiskey?
(a) The Cheyenne.
(b) Mad Mose.
(c) The Flathead Indians.
(d) Del Gue.

5. What reason did Johnston give for enlisting in the Army?
(a) It was the best fight available at the time.
(b) He needed the money.
(c) He didn't believe in slavery.
(d) He was pro-Union.

6. With what did the Blackfoot Indians hit Johnston while they had him tied up and unable to escape?
(a) Pebbles.
(b) Their tomahawks.
(c) Large stones.
(d) Arrows.

7. When his cabin was surrounded by Blackfoot Indians in Chapter 20, what ingredient did Johnston add to a batch of biscuits?
(a) Strychnine.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Turpentine.

8. Which Sioux chief's spirit was broken after the battle at Wolf Mountain?
(a) Sitting Bull.
(b) Crazy Horse.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) Red Cloud.

9. When the Sioux attacked Fort Kearney in 1866, to where did Colonel Carrington, the commanding officer, need a volunteer to ride for reinforcements and assistance?
(a) Fort Laramie.
(b) Fort Davis.
(c) Fort Bennington.
(d) Denver.

10. How many miles did Johnston plan to travel with his whiskey?
(a) One thousand.
(b) Three hundred.
(c) Five hundred.
(d) Fifty.

11. What tribe captured Waving Grass?
(a) The Nez Perce.
(b) The Crow.
(c) The Flatheads.
(d) The Cheyenne.

12. Who gave Crazy Woman Morgan a respectful burial out of respect for her friendship with Johnston?
(a) The Flatheads.
(b) The Nez Perce Indians.
(c) The Crow Indians.
(d) The U.S. Army.

13. How did Johnston, Del Gue, and Johnston's other friends escape from Johnston's cabin when the Blackfoot warriors surrounded it in Chapter 20?
(a) Through a hidden cellar door.
(b) Through a tunnel in the rear of the property.
(c) Through a hidden trap door in the cabin's roof.
(d) Through a trap door in the floor.

14. How many warriors rode with Johnston when he did as Wahni's son asked?
(a) Sixty.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Twenty-five.
(d) One hundred and fifty.

15. What nickname did Johnston and his Mountain Men friends give to the newcomers to the western frontier in Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw?
(a) Eastern Eagles.
(b) Eastern Injuns.
(c) Pilgrim tenderfoots.
(d) Greenies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What assignment was Johnston given in the Army once his skills were known?

2. Why was Fort Kearney of particular abhorrence to the Sioux?

3. How old was John Johnston when he joined the Union Army?

4. Who was Portuguese Phillips?

5. For which side did the Seminole Indians fight in the Civil War?

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