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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. How did Waving Grass end up on the prairie alone?
(a) The Cheyenne abandoned her there.
(b) She was abandoned by a Nez Perce lover.
(c) She got lost while gathering berries.
(d) She ran away from her captors.

2. Who did Del Gue tell about Johnston's Blackfoot captivity despite Johnston's request that he not tell anyone the story?
(a) Mariano Moreno.
(b) Bear's Head.
(c) Colonel Carrington at Fort Kearney.
(d) Bigfoot Davis, who spread it to others.

3. Why did the son of the Shoshoni chief Wahni seek out Johnston?
(a) To trade horses with him.
(b) To trade furs with him.
(c) To challenge Johnston in battle.
(d) To get Johnston's help in avenging his father's death.

4. What was the Flathead greeting for a visiting relative?
(a) Bowing on one knee and touching the ground with a spear.
(b) Putting your right hand on the left side of the visitor's chest.
(c) Hugging the visitor.
(d) Rubbing their cheek with your cheek.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 7, how many Crow warriors did Big Robert send to trade horses with the Flatheads?

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

3. What color horse did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

4. For which side did the Cherokee Indians fight in the Civil War?

5. Who did Johnston find in his cabin when he returned to it at the end of Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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