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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. When the two Shoshoni braves met Johnston in Chapter 8, what were they carrying?
(a) Furs stolen from Johnston and Del Gue.
(b) Whiskey.
(c) Flathead scalps.
(d) Stolen rifles.

2. How many horses did the Flathead tribe have corralled near their camp for trading with the Crow in Chapter 8?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) One dozen.
(c) Two hundred.
(d) One thousand.

3. What injury did Johnston give his Blackfoot guard in escaping from the Blackfoot camp?
(a) He broke the Indian's wrist.
(b) He blacked the Indian's eye.
(c) He cut the Indian's arm.
(d) He cut off the Indian's leg.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Joe Robidoux do to rival trader Manuel Lisa to prevent Lisa from trading with the Pawnee?

2. 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?

3. How many of Big Robert's warriors ever returned home?

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

5. When were the warriors Big Robert sent after Johnston supposed to return home?

(see the answer key)

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