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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. At what skill did the Crow Indians excel?
(a) Making pemmican.
(b) Horse riding.
(c) Tanning.
(d) Running.

2. What happened to Johnston's reputation with the local townspeople once the reason for his vendetta against the Crow became public knowledge?
(a) It softened and he gained public sympathy.
(b) It worsened a bit.
(c) It stayed about the same.
(d) It worsened a lot and people wanted him arrested for murder.

3. What did Crow Indians do to John Johnston's wife in 1847?
(a) They scalped and killed her.
(b) They made her their medicine woman.
(c) They kidnapped her.
(d) They forced her to divorce Johnston.

4. What was the relationship between the Shoshonis and the Flatheads during Johnston's era?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were enemies.
(c) They were allies.
(d) They were sent to the same reservation by the government.

5. How many horses did the Flathead tribe have corralled near their camp for trading with the Crow in Chapter 8?
(a) Two hundred.
(b) One dozen.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Five hundred.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which Indian tribe did the raiding party that attacked the Morgan family in 1846 belong?

2. Who was following Big Robert's warriors toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?

3. 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?

4. What kind of rifle did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

5. On the banks of what river did Johnston first encounter Old John Hatcher?

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