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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. On the banks of what river did Johnston first encounter Old John Hatcher?
(a) The Mississippi.
(b) The Powder.
(c) The Big Blue.
(d) The Missouri.

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

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

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

5. In what year did Johnston first come to St. Joseph?
(a) 1843.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1760.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Johnston identify the Crow Indians as The Swan's killers?

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

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

4. Which of the following is not a characteristic for which Johnston was known?

5. What did Joe Robidoux do to his own son to acquire property the young man had inherited?

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