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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5: The Old Trapper, Chapters 25 through 28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Leadville sheriff?
(a) Bill Greiner.
(b) Tom Jones.
(c) Matthew Kirk.
(d) Anthony Browne.

2. Who was Gray Bear?
(a) A Shoshoni warrior.
(b) The Crow chief.
(c) A Flathead warrior.
(d) A Cheyenne chief.

3. What did Joe Robidoux do to rival trader Manuel Lisa to prevent Lisa from trading with the Pawnee?
(a) He locked Lisa in a cellar.
(b) He had the Shoshoni kidnap Lisa.
(c) He had Lisa arrested on false charges of theft.
(d) He got Lisa so drunk that Lisa passed out.

4. To which Indian tribe did the raiding party that attacked the Morgan family in 1846 belong?
(a) The Crow tribe.
(b) The Blackfoot tribe.
(c) The Ute tribe.
(d) The Cheyenne tribe.

5. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for his traps than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?
(a) Triple the St. Louis price.
(b) Twenty dollars more than the St. Louis price.
(c) Five times the St. Louis price.
(d) Twice the St. Louis price.

Short Answer Questions

1. What language was Bear's Head surprised to learn that Johnston could speak besides English?

2. What nickname did Johnston and his Mountain Men friends give to the newcomers to the western frontier in Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw?

3. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for the rifle than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?

4. What did Johnston wear on Sundays when he was a deputy?

5. What was the trapping like at the place where Joe Robidoux advised Johnston to trap?

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