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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to the Morgan children during the Indian attack on the family?
(a) They were scalped and killed.
(b) They were wounded by bullets but lived.
(c) They were captured by the Indians.
(d) They escaped on horseback.

3. Which of the following was not a quality of the Crow Indians?
(a) They were family oriented.
(b) They were artisans.
(c) They were proud and brave.
(d) They were fisherman.

4. When he visited the cairn of his wife and baby in Chapter 9, what did Johnston do with his loved one's skulls?
(a) He set them atop poles in front of his cabin.
(b) He wrapped them in furs.
(c) He held them and mourned over them.
(d) He burned them.

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

6. 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 Johnston was dead.
(d) Once they found Johnston.

7. What relationship did John Johnston have to Bear's Head, the Flathead chief?
(a) He was Bear's Head's son-in-law.
(b) He was Bear's Head's friend.
(c) He was Bear's Head's enemy.
(d) He was Bear's Head's blood brother.

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

9. What does the Crow term Dapiek Absaroka mean?
(a) Chief.
(b) Honored friend.
(c) The Killer of Crows.
(d) Beloved son.

10. In what formation did Big Robert's warriors ride toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?
(a) In a ceremonial circle.
(b) In groups of three.
(c) In pairs.
(d) A cavalcade with scouts in front and back.

11. 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 beaded necklace made by the Crow.
(b) A single Eagle feather.
(c) A Crow warrior's moccasin.
(d) A Crow chief's tomahawk.

12. What happened to Johnston's reputation with the local townspeople once the reason for his vendetta against the Crow became public knowledge?
(a) It worsened a lot and people wanted him arrested for murder.
(b) It stayed about the same.
(c) It worsened a bit.
(d) It softened and he gained public sympathy.

13. What items did Johnston bring to the trading post to trade once he began his vendetta against the Crow?
(a) Crow horses.
(b) Clothing and beadwork and leather stolen from the Crow.
(c) Beaver pelts and bullets.
(d) Furs and Crow scalps.

14. In Chapter 7, how many Crow warriors did Big Robert send to trade horses with the Flatheads?
(a) Fifty.
(b) One hundred.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many warriors did Chief Big Robert send to hunt down Johnston?

3. How much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for his traps than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?

4. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?

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

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