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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Liver Eating Johnson, Chapters 6 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the trapping like at the place where Joe Robidoux advised Johnston to trap?
(a) Mink trapping was plentiful but there were no other animals.
(b) The area was trapped out years before.
(c) There was abundant trapping of all kinds of animals.
(d) Plenty of beaver and otter trapping was available.

2. What was the name of the steamer that brought Johnston from St. Louis to St. Joseph when he first came west to become a trapper?
(a) The Thames.
(b) The Missouri Belle.
(c) The Carolina Belle.
(d) The Adelaide Maria.

3. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?
(a) They greatly feared him.
(b) They doubted the truth of his reputation and wanted to test it.
(c) They respected him.
(d) They mocked him.

4. What did John Johnston do to the Crows as a result of what they had done to his wife?
(a) He had a party for them.
(b) He kidnapped their chief for vengeance.
(c) He killed and scalped them and ate their livers raw.
(d) He preached to them, urging them to repent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to John Morgan, the family's father, during the Indian attack on the family?

2. When the two Shoshoni braves met Johnston in Chapter 8, what were they carrying?

3. With what weapon did Mrs. Morgan fight off the Indians who attacked her family?

4. Who did Old John Hatcher tell Johnston would pay big money for Indian scalps?

5. What language was Bear's Head surprised to learn that Johnston could speak besides English?

(see the answer key)

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