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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Brother of the Crows, Chapters 19 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who gave Crazy Woman Morgan a respectful burial out of respect for her friendship with Johnston?
(a) The U.S. Army.
(b) The Crow Indians.
(c) The Flatheads.
(d) The Nez Perce Indians.

2. Why was Fort Kearney of particular abhorrence to the Sioux?
(a) The fort's trading post would not sell to the Sioux.
(b) Its construction broke government promises.
(c) The fort's commanding officer was cruel to Indians.
(d) The soldiers in the fort greatly outnumbered the Sioux.

3. When Del Gue, Hatchet Jack, and John Johnston met at Pryor's Fork in 1878, what two items that used to be available in abundance were scarce that year?
(a) Buffalo meat and antelope meat.
(b) Gold and whiskey.
(c) Furs and scalps.
(d) Hawken rifles and Bowie knives.

4. How did the other Mountain Men respond to the news that the Blackfoot Indians had held Johnston captive?
(a) They wanted to fight the Blackfoot tribe and avenge Johnston.
(b) They ridiculed Johnston.
(c) They demanded that the Army arrest the Blackfoot warriors.
(d) They admired the Blackfoot Indians' bravery.

5. After escaping from his Blackfoot Indian captors, how many miles did Johnston have to travel back to his own camp?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) Two hundred.
(c) Eighty.
(d) Twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Johnston's opinion of Buffalo Bill Cody?

2. With what weapon did Mrs. Morgan fight off the Indians who attacked her family?

3. What injury did Johnston give his Blackfoot guard in escaping from the Blackfoot camp?

4. How did Johnston respond when a river tramp tried to rob him upon his disembarking from the steamer that brought him west?

5. How many of Big Robert's warriors ever returned home?

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