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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the trapping like at the place where Joe Robidoux advised Johnston to trap?
(a) Plenty of beaver and otter trapping was available.
(b) Mink trapping was plentiful but there were no other animals.
(c) There was abundant trapping of all kinds of animals.
(d) The area was trapped out years before.

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

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

4. How many horses did the Flathead tribe have corralled near their camp for trading with the Crow in Chapter 8?
(a) Five hundred.
(b) One dozen.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Two hundred.

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

6. When Johnston attacked and killed the Crow sentry in Chapter 7, what did he find in the Indian's possession?
(a) Gold worth thousands of dollars.
(b) Del Gue's scalp.
(c) The Swan's scalp.
(d) Del Gue's pocket watch.

7. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends passed down the oral history of his exploits and kept his legend alive?
(a) Del Gue and White Eye Anderson.
(b) Arkansas Pete.
(c) Bear Claw Chris Lapp.
(d) Anton Sepulveda.

8. What did John Johnston do to the Crows as a result of what they had done to his wife?
(a) He killed and scalped them and ate their livers raw.
(b) He kidnapped their chief for vengeance.
(c) He preached to them, urging them to repent.
(d) He had a party for them.

9. 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 held them and mourned over them.
(b) He wrapped them in furs.
(c) He burned them.
(d) He set them atop poles in front of his cabin.

10. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?
(a) A Tennessee rifle with powder and shot.
(b) A diamond ring.
(c) A big brown dog.
(d) A fancy red silk dress.

11. What nickname was given to Johnston in 1848?
(a) Lonely Johnston.
(b) Crazy Johnston.
(c) Liver-Eating Johnston.
(d) Crow Hater.

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

13. Who attacked Johnston and Old John Hatcher in Chapter 2?
(a) A Cheyenne raiding party.
(b) An Arapaho raiding party.
(c) A group of silver miners.
(d) A group of women.

14. What did Joe Robidoux do to rival trader Manuel Lisa to prevent Lisa from trading with the Pawnee?
(a) He had the Shoshoni kidnap Lisa.
(b) He got Lisa so drunk that Lisa passed out.
(c) He locked Lisa in a cellar.
(d) He had Lisa arrested on false charges of theft.

15. What did Johnston have to do to his own horse at the beginning of Chapter 8 because he had pushed it so hard?
(a) Trade it to the Indians.
(b) Shoot it.
(c) Leave it on the prairie to rest and eat.
(d) Sell it.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what weapon did Mrs. Morgan fight off the Indians who attacked her family?

2. With which more experienced trapper did Johnston first become friends upon moving west?

3. What was Johnston's attitude toward alcohol?

4. What treaty laid out specific boundaries for Crow territory?

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

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