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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. What language did the Blackfoot chief The Wolf speak in addition to the Blackfoot tongue?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) English.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Flathead.

2. What did the warrior who had captured Waving Grass do instead of making her his first wife's slave?
(a) He killed her.
(b) He gave her to the chief's wife as her slave.
(c) He made her his favored second wife.
(d) He gave her to his brother's wife as her slave.

3. What did Johnston do to the Crow horses in Chapter 7?
(a) He untethered them and set them loose.
(b) He hid them in a secret cave.
(c) He shot them.
(d) He stole them.

4. When he visited the cairn of his wife and baby in Chapter 9, what did Johnston do with his loved one's skulls?
(a) He set them atop poles in front of his cabin.
(b) He burned them.
(c) He held them and mourned over them.
(d) He wrapped them in furs.

5. What kind of footwear did Arkansas Pete wear?
(a) Brogans.
(b) He went barefoot.
(c) Moccasins.
(d) Heavy cavalry boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw, when Del Gue heard a rifle shot in the distance, how did Johnston deduce that the shot wasn't fired by Bear Claw Chris Lapp?

2. Who did Del Gue tell about Johnston's Blackfoot captivity despite Johnston's request that he not tell anyone the story?

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

4. Why was Fort Kearney of particular abhorrence to the Sioux?

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

(see the answer key)

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