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

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

3. What does the Crow term Dapiek Absaroka mean?
(a) The Killer of Crows.
(b) Honored friend.
(c) Chief.
(d) Beloved son.

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

5. Which of the following is not a characteristic for which Johnston was known?
(a) Being surly.
(b) Being uncommunicative.
(c) Being gregarious.
(d) Being mistrustful.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?

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