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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 language did the Blackfoot chief The Wolf speak in addition to the Blackfoot tongue?
(a) English.
(b) Flathead.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Cheyenne.

2. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends took off his moccasins, laid down on his own front porch, and died?
(a) Mariano Moreno.
(b) Bigfoot Davis.
(c) Mad Mose.
(d) Del Gue.

3. How did the other Mountain Men respond to the news that the Blackfoot Indians had held Johnston captive?
(a) They ridiculed Johnston.
(b) They demanded that the Army arrest the Blackfoot warriors.
(c) They wanted to fight the Blackfoot tribe and avenge Johnston.
(d) They admired the Blackfoot Indians' bravery.

4. Who volunteered for the dangerous job of riding for assistance for the besieged Fort Kearney?
(a) Portuguese Phillips.
(b) Del Gue.
(c) Hatchet Jack.
(d) John Johnston.

5. What happened to Johnston's 40 gallons of whiskey during his captivity among the Blackfoot Indians?
(a) The containers were broken and the whiskey got spilled.
(b) The Wolf traded it to the Nez Perce.
(c) The Wolf gave it to his braves and the Indians got drunk.
(d) The Wolf traded it to the Arapaho.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the sheriff do when he realized Johnston was going to stick to his own ways as deputy rather than follow protocol?

2. What was the name of the Leadville sheriff?

3. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?

4. To which Indian tribe did the raiding party that attacked the Morgan family in 1846 belong?

5. What was the name of the steamer that brought Johnston from St. Louis to St. Joseph when he first came west to become a trapper?

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