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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 did Crow Indians do to John Johnston's wife in 1847?
(a) They kidnapped her.
(b) They made her their medicine woman.
(c) They scalped and killed her.
(d) They forced her to divorce Johnston.

2. How many horses did the Flathead tribe have corralled near their camp for trading with the Crow in Chapter 8?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) Five hundred.
(c) One dozen.
(d) One thousand.

3. When Del Gue, Hatchet Jack, and John Johnston met at Pryor's Fork in 1878, what two items that used to be available in abundance were scarce that year?
(a) Buffalo meat and antelope meat.
(b) Gold and whiskey.
(c) Furs and scalps.
(d) Hawken rifles and Bowie knives.

4. Which Mountain Man was known for his skill with the riata?
(a) Pancho Robles.
(b) Mad Mose.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Hatchet Jack.

5. What did the sheriff do when he realized Johnston was going to stick to his own ways as deputy rather than follow protocol?
(a) He decided to accept Johnston's methods.
(b) He fired Johnston.
(c) He resigned.
(d) He got on the stagecoach and left town.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?

2. What did Johnston wear on weekdays when he was a deputy?

3. Who tracked down Arkansas Pete's killer?

4. How did the sheriff want Johnston to handle fights in the town?

5. What did Del Gue tell Johnston about the size of his load of 40 gallons of whiskey?

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