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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 unusual about the forehead of the Flathead beauty The Swan?
(a) It was flatter than average.
(b) It was flat when she was born and did not have to be shaped.
(c) It had normal curvature and was not flat.
(d) It was larger than average.

2. What industry brought prosperity to Leadville, Colorado?
(a) Fur trading.
(b) Mining.
(c) Book publishing.
(d) The railroad.

3. After 1876-77, which of the following groups was not coming into the Rocky Mountain wilderness in increased numbers?
(a) Sailors.
(b) Cattlemen.
(c) Settlers.
(d) Gold hunters.

4. From what did Crazy Woman Morgan die?
(a) Starvation.
(b) A Cheyenne arrow.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Cholera.

5. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?
(a) On a dirty mattress in the back storeroom.
(b) On grain bags filled with corn shucks on the floor.
(c) On a couple of quilts on the floor.
(d) On the countertop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Johnston identify Bear Claw Chris Lapp's killers?

2. How many miles did Johnston plan to travel with his whiskey?

3. Who was Portuguese Phillips?

4. When Del Gue, Hatchet Jack, and John Johnston met at Pryor's Fork in 1878, what two items that used to be available in abundance were scarce that year?

5. How old was Arkansas Pete at the beginning of Chapter 27?

(see the answer key)

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