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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. When Johnston ran afoul of the Leadville sheriff, what did Hanging Kettle say to the sheriff?
(a) That Johnston needed to be hung for his murders of the Crow.
(b) That Johnston was a friend of Hanging Kettle's.
(c) That Liver-Eating Johnston could kill the sheriff with one hand.
(d) That Liver-Eating Johnston needed to be run out of town.

2. Who was following Big Robert's warriors toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?
(a) The Utes.
(b) John Johnston.
(c) The Cheyenne.
(d) The U.S. Army.

3. When the two Shoshoni braves met Johnston in Chapter 8, what were they carrying?
(a) Furs stolen from Johnston and Del Gue.
(b) Stolen rifles.
(c) Whiskey.
(d) Flathead scalps.

4. How did Johnston identify the Crow Indians as The Swan's killers?
(a) The Swan lived long enough to identify her attackers.
(b) The Crow braves who killed her bragged about the act.
(c) A lone eagle feather, the tribe's sign, was at the murder scene.
(d) Her killers stole her locket which Johnston recognized.

5. What nickname did Johnston and his Mountain Men friends give to the newcomers to the western frontier in Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw?
(a) Eastern Eagles.
(b) Greenies.
(c) Eastern Injuns.
(d) Pilgrim tenderfoots.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to the reputation of the Crow as a result of Johnston's vendetta against them?

2. What shape was Johnston in when he finally reached his own camp and his friend Del Gue after escaping The Wolf and his warriors?

3. Who helped Mrs. Morgan bury her three children and her husband's scalp?

4. What did Joe Robidoux do to rival trader Manuel Lisa to prevent Lisa from trading with the Pawnee?

5. Who was Wahni or "The Fox"?

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