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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 did the wife of the warrior who had captured Waving Grass do when her husband brought Waving Grass home?
(a) She beat Waving Grass and starved the younger woman.
(b) She poisoned Waving Grass.
(c) She stabbed her husband in a fit of jealousy.
(d) She gave Waving Grass unending heavy labor.

2. Why did Johnston have to do what Wahni's son asked of him?
(a) It was Johnston's duty as an honorary Shoshoni chief.
(b) He was Wahni's good friend.
(c) Many people would die if he did not do as the youth asked.
(d) Johnston's life was in danger otherwise.

3. Which Mountain Man was known for his skill with the riata?
(a) Hatchet Jack.
(b) Pancho Robles.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Mad Mose.

4. What did Johnston use to knock out the Crow sentry in Chapter 7?
(a) A stick.
(b) A coffee pot.
(c) A spear.
(d) A rock.

5. How old was Arkansas Pete at the beginning of Chapter 27?
(a) Forty.
(b) Thirty-three.
(c) Seventy.
(d) Fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what type of rifle did the Army replace Johnston's Hawken?

2. How did Johnston identify the Crow Indians as The Swan's killers?

3. What community appointed Johnston their deputy sheriff?

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

5. What did the hardened desperadoes in the community do when Johnston was appointed as a deputy?

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