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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. Where did Johnston die?
(a) The Veteran's Hospital in Los Angeles.
(b) On the Bozeman Trail.
(c) On horseback while in the mountains.
(d) At Del Gue's cabin.

2. When were the warriors Big Robert sent after Johnston supposed to return home?
(a) By the end of the next winter season.
(b) Once Johnston was dead.
(c) Once they found Johnston.
(d) Once they captured Johnston.

3. What displeased the sheriff about Johnston's work as a deputy?
(a) He was always in the saloon and never wanted to work.
(b) He was more effective and popular than the sheriff had been.
(c) He was too violent and hurt those he arrested.
(d) He made too few arrests and thus collected too few fees.

4. How many days did it take Johnston to put the first ten miles between himself and the Blackfoot camp due to falling snow and having to cover his trail?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) Five.
(d) One.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other tribes contributed warriors to Johnston's forces when he rode out to do as Wahni's son had asked?

2. What did Johnston wear on weekdays when he was a deputy?

3. Who did Old John Hatcher tell Johnston would pay big money for Indian scalps?

4. When Johnston made peace with the Crow and stopped eating their livers, what was the response of Black Elk, a Sioux chief?

5. What invitation did Wind River Jake bring Johnston from Arkansas Pete at the end of Chapter 26?

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