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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. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?
(a) On the countertop.
(b) On a couple of quilts on the floor.
(c) On a dirty mattress in the back storeroom.
(d) On grain bags filled with corn shucks on the floor.

2. 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.

3. How did the Flathead Indians get their flat foreheads?
(a) Big, flat stones were fastened to their brows during infancy.
(b) They were born that way.
(c) Their heavy headdresses made their skulls grow that way.
(d) They tied pieces of wood to their children's brows.

4. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends frequently used the expression "Great Jehosophat, Pocahontas, and John Smith"?
(a) Bear Claw Chris Lapp.
(b) Wind River Jake.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Anton Sepulveda.

5. What kind of rifle did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?
(a) A Springfield.
(b) A Hawken.
(c) A Spencer.
(d) A Winchester.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he visited the cairn of his wife and baby in Chapter 9, what did Johnston do with his loved one's skulls?

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

3. What was the Flathead greeting for a visiting relative?

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

5. Who was following Big Robert's warriors toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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