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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For which side did the Seminole Indians fight in the Civil War?
(a) Neither side, since they didn't participate in the war.
(b) Both sides, since individual warriors followed their own hearts.
(c) The Confederacy.
(d) The Union.

2. When Johnston made peace with the Crow and stopped eating their livers, what was the response of Black Elk, a Sioux chief?
(a) He rejoiced and gave a feast for Johnston.
(b) He decided to intensify his raids against the Crow.
(c) He said Crow livers had made Johnston a coward.
(d) He offered to help the Crows kill Johnston.

3. How many miles did Johnston plan to travel with his whiskey?
(a) Three hundred.
(b) Fifty.
(c) One thousand.
(d) Five hundred.

4. How many warriors rode with Johnston when he did as Wahni's son asked?
(a) One hundred and fifty.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Sixty.
(d) Twenty-five.

5. Who did The Wolf assign to guard Johnston?
(a) Ten of the tribe's bravest warriors.
(b) A lone young warrior.
(c) An old woman.
(d) The Wolf's own two sons.

6. What nickname did Johnston and his Mountain Men friends give to the newcomers to the western frontier in Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw?
(a) Eastern Eagles.
(b) Eastern Injuns.
(c) Pilgrim tenderfoots.
(d) Greenies.

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

8. Who took Crazy Woman Morgan food and provisions over the years?
(a) The Army.
(b) Arkansas Pete.
(c) John Johnston and his Mountain Men friends.
(d) The local women.

9. What other tribes contributed warriors to Johnston's forces when he rode out to do as Wahni's son had asked?
(a) The Cheyenne, Navajo, and Arapaho.
(b) The Apache and the Seminoles.
(c) The Sioux and the Comanche.
(d) The Utes, Flatheads, and Crows.

10. Who gave Crazy Woman Morgan a respectful burial out of respect for her friendship with Johnston?
(a) The U.S. Army.
(b) The Crow Indians.
(c) The Nez Perce Indians.
(d) The Flatheads.

11. In Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw, when Del Gue heard a rifle shot in the distance, how did Johnston deduce that the shot wasn't fired by Bear Claw Chris Lapp?
(a) He knew the shot came from the opposite direction as Lapp.
(b) He knew Lapp was already dead.
(c) He knew Lapp had enough meat and thus wouldn't be shooting.
(d) He knew Lapp was blind and didn't shoot any more.

12. Why did the son of the Shoshoni chief Wahni seek out Johnston?
(a) To challenge Johnston in battle.
(b) To trade furs with him.
(c) To trade horses with him.
(d) To get Johnston's help in avenging his father's death.

13. Which Ute chief was Modeno's enemy?
(a) Red Jacket.
(b) Deloro.
(c) Captain Jack.
(d) Lone Bear.

14. What assignment was Johnston given in the Army once his skills were known?
(a) He was made a sharpshooter.
(b) He was made a spy.
(c) He was promoted to lieutenant.
(d) He was put into the cavalry.

15. What was Johnston's only food on the long trail from the Blackfoot camp back to his own camp?
(a) A few chaws of tobacco and some coffee beans.
(b) The few fish he caught en route.
(c) The leg he had taken from his guard.
(d) Grass and berries.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the fall of 1861, to whom was Johnston going to take 40 gallons of whiskey?

2. How did the other Mountain Men respond to the news that the Blackfoot Indians had held Johnston captive?

3. What Anglican nickname did Modeno give his Indian wife?

4. Who did Del Gue tell about Johnston's Blackfoot captivity despite Johnston's request that he not tell anyone the story?

5. Which Mountain Man had no memory prior to his own scalping, which he survived?

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