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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: The Old Trapper, Chapters 25 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tribe captured Waving Grass?
(a) The Cheyenne.
(b) The Nez Perce.
(c) The Crow.
(d) The Flatheads.

2. What shape was Johnston in when he finally reached his own camp and his friend Del Gue after escaping The Wolf and his warriors?
(a) He had a broken ankle.
(b) He was emaciated and exhausted.
(c) He was strong and healthy.
(d) He was sick with a fever.

3. What was Johnston's opinion of Buffalo Bill Cody?
(a) That Cody was a true Mountain Man.
(b) That Cody was a skilled marksman.
(c) That Cody was a fraud and a lousy shot.
(d) That Cody was an honest man.

4. When his cabin was surrounded by Blackfoot Indians in Chapter 20, what ingredient did Johnston add to a batch of biscuits?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Gunpowder.
(d) Strychnine.

5. When were the warriors Big Robert sent after Johnston supposed to return home?
(a) By the end of the next winter season.
(b) Once they captured Johnston.
(c) Once Johnston was dead.
(d) Once they found Johnston.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item buried with the bones of Johnston's wife and baby revealed that the Crow were responsible for the deaths of Johnston's family?

2. What industry brought prosperity to Leadville, Colorado?

3. What was Johnston's attitude toward alcohol?

4. Why did Johnston handle fights differently than the way the sheriff instructed him?

5. Who gave Crazy Woman Morgan a respectful burial out of respect for her friendship with Johnston?

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