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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After 1876-77, which of the following groups was not coming into the Rocky Mountain wilderness in increased numbers?
(a) Gold hunters.
(b) Sailors.
(c) Cattlemen.
(d) Settlers.

2. Which Mountain Man was known for his skill with the riata?
(a) Hatchet Jack.
(b) Pancho Robles.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Mad Mose.

3. Who once saved the son of the Shoshoni chief Wahni from a big wildcat?
(a) John Johnston.
(b) Del Gue.
(c) Old John Hatcher.
(d) Bigfoot Davis.

4. Who did Del Gue tell about Johnston's Blackfoot captivity despite Johnston's request that he not tell anyone the story?
(a) Mariano Moreno.
(b) Bigfoot Davis, who spread it to others.
(c) Bear's Head.
(d) Colonel Carrington at Fort Kearney.

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

6. What happened to Johnston's 40 gallons of whiskey during his captivity among the Blackfoot Indians?
(a) The containers were broken and the whiskey got spilled.
(b) The Wolf traded it to the Arapaho.
(c) The Wolf gave it to his braves and the Indians got drunk.
(d) The Wolf traded it to the Nez Perce.

7. Why did the son of the Shoshoni chief Wahni seek out Johnston?
(a) To get Johnston's help in avenging his father's death.
(b) To trade horses with him.
(c) To trade furs with him.
(d) To challenge Johnston in battle.

8. What wild animals did Johnston encounter during his journey from the Blackfoot camp back to his own camp?
(a) A rattlesnake, buzzards, and a coyote.
(b) Antelope and a wolf.
(c) A mountain lion and a grizzly bear.
(d) A pack of wolves.

9. What did Crazy Woman Morgan do every night at sundown?
(a) She screamed.
(b) She prayed.
(c) She fired her rifle into the woods.
(d) She put flowers on her dead children's graves.

10. What was Johnston's only food on the long trail from the Blackfoot camp back to his own camp?
(a) The few fish he caught en route.
(b) A few chaws of tobacco and some coffee beans.
(c) The leg he had taken from his guard.
(d) Grass and berries.

11. What did Waving Grass claim her relationship with Johnston was?
(a) She claimed to be his wife.
(b) She claimed to be his sister.
(c) She claimed to be his cousin.
(d) She claimed to be his mother.

12. Who defeated the Sioux in battle at Wolf Mountain in 1877?
(a) General Miles.
(b) General Grant.
(c) General Custer.
(d) Colonel Carrington.

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

14. How many days did it take Johnston to put the first ten miles between himself and the Blackfoot camp due to falling snow and having to cover his trail?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

15. What honorary title did the Shoshoni give Johnston?
(a) Warrior.
(b) Medicine man.
(c) Chief.
(d) Peace chief.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw, what happened to the elk Del Gue left overnight in a tree for safekeeping?

2. How many miles did Johnston plan to travel with his whiskey?

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

4. For which side did the Cherokee Indians fight in the Civil War?

5. In the fall of 1861, to whom was Johnston going to take 40 gallons of whiskey?

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