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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 big brown dog.
(b) A Tennessee rifle with powder and shot.
(c) A diamond ring.
(d) A fancy red silk dress.

2. What kind of rifle did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?
(a) A Spencer.
(b) A Springfield.
(c) A Winchester.
(d) A Hawken.

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

4. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for the rifle than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?
(a) Five dollars more than the St. Louis price.
(b) Ten times the St. Louis price.
(c) Four times the St. Louis price.
(d) Twice the St. Louis price.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who helped Mrs. Morgan bury her three children and her husband's scalp?

4. What did John Johnston do to the Crows as a result of what they had done to his wife?

5. What does the Crow term Dapiek Absaroka mean?

(see the answer key)

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