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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 pack of wolves.
(b) Antelope and a wolf.
(c) A rattlesnake, buzzards, and a coyote.
(d) A mountain lion and a grizzly bear.

2. How did Johnston prepare his cabin for the winter in Chapter 9?
(a) He fixed the holes in the roof.
(b) He put buffalo robes on the walls and bear rugs on the floor.
(c) He added a second fireplace.
(d) He installed glass windowpanes.

3. When Del Gue, Hatchet Jack, and John Johnston met at Pryor's Fork in 1878, what two items that used to be available in abundance were scarce that year?
(a) Gold and whiskey.
(b) Buffalo meat and antelope meat.
(c) Hawken rifles and Bowie knives.
(d) Furs and scalps.

4. What items did Johnston bring to the trading post to trade once he began his vendetta against the Crow?
(a) Furs and Crow scalps.
(b) Beaver pelts and bullets.
(c) Crow horses.
(d) Clothing and beadwork and leather stolen from the Crow.

5. At what skill did the Crow Indians excel?
(a) Making pemmican.
(b) Tanning.
(c) Horse riding.
(d) Running.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johnston attacked and killed the Crow sentry in Chapter 7, what did he find in the Indian's possession?

2. What kind of footwear did Johnston and most other Mountain Men wear?

3. What two items did Johnston braid together and show Bear's Head in Chapter 8?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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