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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. What did Johnston do to the Crow horses in Chapter 7?
(a) He hid them in a secret cave.
(b) He shot them.
(c) He untethered them and set them loose.
(d) He stole them.

2. In 1848, what story spread through the west about the scalped and mutilated bodies of Crow warriors, and only Crow warriors, that were being found in the area?
(a) That a wild bear was killing and mutilating them.
(b) That Crazy Woman Morgan was killing and mutilating them.
(c) That the Shoshoni were killing and mutilating them.
(d) That John Johnston was killing the Crow and eating their livers.

3. 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 Bennington.
(b) Fort Laramie.
(c) Fort Davis.
(d) Denver.

4. What was Johnston's first assignment in the Army?
(a) He was made an officer.
(b) He was in the cavalry.
(c) He was an infantryman.
(d) He was a cook.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saw Johnston at his wife's secret grave and realized why he was on a vendetta against the Crow?

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

3. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?

4. What did Johnston use to knock out the Crow sentry in Chapter 7?

5. After escaping from his Blackfoot Indian captors, how many miles did Johnston have to travel back to his own camp?

(see the answer key)

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