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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Liver Eating Johnson, Chapters 6 through 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what weapon did Mrs. Morgan fight off the Indians who attacked her family?
(a) A Hawken rifle.
(b) A tomahawk.
(c) A Bowie knife.
(d) A hatchet.

2. What language was Bear's Head surprised to learn that Johnston could speak besides English?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Arapaho.
(c) The Crow tongue.
(d) The Flathead tongue.

3. In what formation did Big Robert's warriors ride toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?
(a) In a ceremonial circle.
(b) In pairs.
(c) A cavalcade with scouts in front and back.
(d) In groups of three.

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

5. In 1848, what story spread through the west about the scalped and mutilated bodies of Crow warriors, and only Crow warriors, that were being found in the area?
(a) That John Johnston was killing the Crow and eating their livers.
(b) That Crazy Woman Morgan was killing and mutilating them.
(c) That the Shoshoni were killing and mutilating them.
(d) That a wild bear was killing and mutilating them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for his traps than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?

2. Of what wood were the handles of Johnston's Colt Walker revolver and his Bowie knife made?

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

4. What did Johnston do to the Crow horses in Chapter 7?

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

(see the answer key)

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