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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. Which of the following statements does not describe what Old John Hatcher looked like when Johnston first met him?
(a) Dressed in buckskin and moccasins.
(b) Dressed in a black frock coat and shiny black boots.
(c) Over six feet in height and two hundred pounds in weight.
(d) Long blonde hair and a beard.

2. What happened to John Morgan, the family's father, during the Indian attack on the family?
(a) He was scalped and taken away, still alive, by the Indians.
(b) He killed himself rather than be taken alive by the Indians.
(c) His wife accidentally shot him trying to defend the family.
(d) He was saved by John Johnston.

3. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?
(a) They doubted the truth of his reputation and wanted to test it.
(b) They respected him.
(c) They greatly feared him.
(d) They mocked him.

4. What did Joe Robidoux do to rival trader Manuel Lisa to prevent Lisa from trading with the Pawnee?
(a) He had Lisa arrested on false charges of theft.
(b) He locked Lisa in a cellar.
(c) He had the Shoshoni kidnap Lisa.
(d) He got Lisa so drunk that Lisa passed out.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Flathead Indians get their flat foreheads?

2. What color horse did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

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

4. What does the Crow term Dapiek Absaroka mean?

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

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