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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. In Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw, when Del Gue heard a rifle shot in the distance, how did Johnston deduce that the shot wasn't fired by Bear Claw Chris Lapp?
(a) He knew the shot came from the opposite direction as Lapp.
(b) He knew Lapp was already dead.
(c) He knew Lapp had enough meat and thus wouldn't be shooting.
(d) He knew Lapp was blind and didn't shoot any more.

2. Why did Johnston handle fights differently than the way the sheriff instructed him?
(a) He wanted to prove the sheriff was wrong.
(b) He never listened to anyone in authority.
(c) He wanted to save the town the cost of feeding jail prisoners.
(d) He thought his way worked better.

3. With what did the Blackfoot Indians hit Johnston while they had him tied up and unable to escape?
(a) Large stones.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Pebbles.
(d) Their tomahawks.

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

5. What treaty laid out specific boundaries for Crow territory?
(a) The Montana and Nevada Treaty.
(b) The Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851.
(c) The Crow Treaty of 1858.
(d) The Western Expansion Treaty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What possession did Johnston take from Arkansas Pete's killer?

3. Who was Big Anton Sepulveda's partner in Chapter 19?

4. When he visited the cairn of his wife and baby in Chapter 9, what did Johnston do with his loved one's skulls?

5. How did Waving Grass and Johnston meet?

(see the answer key)

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