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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the reputation of the Crow as a result of Johnston's vendetta against them?
(a) They were considered too old to fight and win.
(b) They were mocked by other tribes and called cowards.
(c) They were considered mighty warriors.
(d) They were considered unlucky and cursed.

2. By what nickname did Mrs. Morgan become known after the attack on her family?
(a) The Crazy Woman.
(b) The Blind Woman.
(c) Mute Old Lady Morgan.
(d) Screaming Morgan.

3. What did Crow Indians do to John Johnston's wife in 1847?
(a) They forced her to divorce Johnston.
(b) They made her their medicine woman.
(c) They scalped and killed her.
(d) They kidnapped her.

4. With what weapon did Mrs. Morgan fight off the Indians who attacked her family?
(a) A Hawken rifle.
(b) A Bowie knife.
(c) A hatchet.
(d) A tomahawk.

5. What was Johnston's attitude toward alcohol?
(a) He never drank it.
(b) He bought and sold it, so it was a product to him.
(c) He drank on occasion.
(d) He was an alcoholic.

6. How did the Flathead Indians get their flat foreheads?
(a) Their heavy headdresses made their skulls grow that way.
(b) They tied pieces of wood to their children's brows.
(c) They were born that way.
(d) Big, flat stones were fastened to their brows during infancy.

7. Of what wood were the handles of Johnston's Colt Walker revolver and his Bowie knife made?
(a) Mahogany.
(b) Rosewood.
(c) Oak.
(d) Pine.

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

9. What color horse did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?
(a) Roan.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Gray.

10. On the banks of what river did Johnston first encounter Old John Hatcher?
(a) The Missouri.
(b) The Powder.
(c) The Big Blue.
(d) The Mississippi.

11. Who did Johnston find in his cabin when he returned to it at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Bear's Head.
(b) Del Gue.
(c) Anton Sepulveda.
(d) The Fox.

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

13. What item buried with the bones of Johnston's wife and baby revealed that the Crow were responsible for the deaths of Johnston's family?
(a) A Crow chief's tomahawk.
(b) A beaded necklace made by the Crow.
(c) A Crow warrior's moccasin.
(d) A single Eagle feather.

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

15. What role did Crow Indian women have in the tribal council?
(a) They were allowed to attend council and offer their wisdom.
(b) They served refreshments during council meetings.
(c) They led the council and presided over it.
(d) They had no role and were not allowed to attend council.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened to John Morgan, the family's father, during the Indian attack on the family?

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

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

5. What happened to Mrs. Morgan as a result of the Indian attack on her family?

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