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

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

3. What was the trapping like at the place where Joe Robidoux advised Johnston to trap?
(a) Mink trapping was plentiful but there were no other animals.
(b) Plenty of beaver and otter trapping was available.
(c) There was abundant trapping of all kinds of animals.
(d) The area was trapped out years before.

4. 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) Long blonde hair and a beard.
(c) Dressed in a black frock coat and shiny black boots.
(d) Over six feet in height and two hundred pounds in weight.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for the rifle than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?

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. Who did Old John Hatcher tell Johnston would pay big money for Indian scalps?

(see the answer key)

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