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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Brother of the Crows, Chapters 19 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Johnston identify Bear Claw Chris Lapp's killers?
(a) They had Lapp's gun and knives with them.
(b) They had blood on their hands and sleeves.
(c) One of their horses had Lapp's saddle on it.
(d) They had Lapp's bear claw necklaces with them.

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

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

5. How did Waving Grass and Johnston meet?
(a) Johnston happened upon the lone woman on the prairie.
(b) Waving Grass stole Johnston's horse.
(c) Waving Grass begged Johnston for food.
(d) Johnston visited the camp of the woman's captors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johnston made peace with the Crow and stopped eating their livers, what was the response of Black Elk, a Sioux chief?

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

3. Which Mountain Man was known for his skill with the riata?

4. What was Johnston's attitude toward alcohol?

5. Who took Crazy Woman Morgan food and provisions over the years?

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