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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. How did the Flathead Indians get their flat foreheads?
(a) Big, flat stones were fastened to their brows during infancy.
(b) They tied pieces of wood to their children's brows.
(c) Their heavy headdresses made their skulls grow that way.
(d) They were born that way.

2. 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 Lisa arrested on false charges of theft.
(c) He got Lisa so drunk that Lisa passed out.
(d) He had the Shoshoni kidnap Lisa.

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

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?

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

5. By what nickname did Mrs. Morgan become known after the attack on her family?

(see the answer key)

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