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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 do to the Crows as a result of what they had done to his wife?
(a) He preached to them, urging them to repent.
(b) He had a party for them.
(c) He killed and scalped them and ate their livers raw.
(d) He kidnapped their chief for vengeance.

2. What happened to the Morgan children during the Indian attack on the family?
(a) They were scalped and killed.
(b) They were captured by the Indians.
(c) They escaped on horseback.
(d) They were wounded by bullets but lived.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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