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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 relationship between the Shoshonis and the Flatheads during Johnston's era?
(a) They were enemies.
(b) They were allies.
(c) They were cousins.
(d) They were sent to the same reservation by the government.

2. What was the Flathead greeting for a visiting relative?
(a) Rubbing their cheek with your cheek.
(b) Putting your right hand on the left side of the visitor's chest.
(c) Bowing on one knee and touching the ground with a spear.
(d) Hugging the visitor.

3. In Chapter 7, how many Crow warriors did Big Robert send to trade horses with the Flatheads?
(a) Twelve.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Ten.
(d) Fifty.

4. Who helped Mrs. Morgan bury her three children and her husband's scalp?
(a) The Morgan children.
(b) John Johnston.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Arkansas Pete.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Johnston find in his cabin when he returned to it at the end of Chapter 8?

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

3. Which of the following is not a characteristic for which Johnston was known?

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

5. 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?

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