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

2. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for his traps than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?
(a) Twice the St. Louis price.
(b) Twenty dollars more than the St. Louis price.
(c) Five times the St. Louis price.
(d) Triple the St. Louis price.

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

4. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?
(a) On a couple of quilts on the floor.
(b) On grain bags filled with corn shucks on the floor.
(c) On the countertop.
(d) On a dirty mattress in the back storeroom.

5. What was unusual about the forehead of the Flathead beauty The Swan?
(a) It had normal curvature and was not flat.
(b) It was flat when she was born and did not have to be shaped.
(c) It was larger than average.
(d) It was flatter than average.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what weapon did Mrs. Morgan fight off the Indians who attacked her family?

2. With which more experienced trapper did Johnston first become friends upon moving west?

3. What did Joe Robidoux do to his own son to acquire property the young man had inherited?

4. What kind of rifle did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

5. How did Johnston respond when a river tramp tried to rob him upon his disembarking from the steamer that brought him west?

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