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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. When he visited the cairn of his wife and baby in Chapter 9, what did Johnston do with his loved one's skulls?
(a) He set them atop poles in front of his cabin.
(b) He held them and mourned over them.
(c) He wrapped them in furs.
(d) He burned them.

2. What relationship did John Johnston have to Bear's Head, the Flathead chief?
(a) He was Bear's Head's friend.
(b) He was Bear's Head's enemy.
(c) He was Bear's Head's son-in-law.
(d) He was Bear's Head's blood brother.

3. Which of the following was not a quality of the Crow Indians?
(a) They were proud and brave.
(b) They were artisans.
(c) They were family oriented.
(d) They were fisherman.

4. What happened to the Morgan children during the Indian attack on the family?
(a) They were scalped and killed.
(b) They escaped on horseback.
(c) They were captured by the Indians.
(d) They were wounded by bullets but lived.

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?
(a) That John Johnston was killing the Crow and eating their livers.
(b) That the Shoshoni were killing and mutilating them.
(c) That Crazy Woman Morgan was killing and mutilating them.
(d) That a wild bear was killing and mutilating them.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the Crow term Dapiek Absaroka mean?

4. What did Johnston do to the Crow horses in Chapter 7?

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

(see the answer key)

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