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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Young Trapper, Chapters 1 through 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who attacked Johnston and Old John Hatcher in Chapter 2?
(a) An Arapaho raiding party.
(b) A Cheyenne raiding party.
(c) A group of women.
(d) A group of silver miners.

2. What happened to Mrs. Morgan as a result of the Indian attack on her family?
(a) She went blind.
(b) She killed herself out of grief.
(c) She went back east to Boston where it was safer.
(d) She lost her mind.

3. What color horse did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?
(a) Roan.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

4. Which of the following is not a characteristic for which Johnston was known?
(a) Being surly.
(b) Being uncommunicative.
(c) Being gregarious.
(d) Being mistrustful.

5. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?
(a) A fancy red silk dress.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A Tennessee rifle with powder and shot.
(d) A big brown dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the trapping like at the place where Joe Robidoux advised Johnston to trap?

2. How did Johnston identify the Crow Indians as The Swan's killers?

3. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?

4. What did Old John Hatcher make Johnston do to one of their attackers?

5. Which of the following statements does not describe what Old John Hatcher looked like when Johnston first met him?

(see the answer key)

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