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

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

3. With which more experienced trapper did Johnston first become friends upon moving west?
(a) Anton Sepulveda.
(b) Old John Hatcher.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Hatchet Jack.

4. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?
(a) A diamond ring.
(b) A big brown dog.
(c) A fancy red silk dress.
(d) A Tennessee rifle with powder and shot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Crow Indians do to John Johnston's wife in 1847?

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

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

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

5. What was the name of the steamer that brought Johnston from St. Louis to St. Joseph when he first came west to become a trapper?

(see the answer key)

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