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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Waving Grass claim her relationship with Johnston was?
(a) She claimed to be his cousin.
(b) She claimed to be his wife.
(c) She claimed to be his sister.
(d) She claimed to be his mother.

2. What reason did Johnston give for enlisting in the Army?
(a) He was pro-Union.
(b) He needed the money.
(c) He didn't believe in slavery.
(d) It was the best fight available at the time.

3. Why was Fort Kearney of particular abhorrence to the Sioux?
(a) The soldiers in the fort greatly outnumbered the Sioux.
(b) Its construction broke government promises.
(c) The fort's trading post would not sell to the Sioux.
(d) The fort's commanding officer was cruel to Indians.

4. Who was Gray Bear?
(a) A Cheyenne chief.
(b) The Crow chief.
(c) A Flathead warrior.
(d) A Shoshoni warrior.

5. What was Johnston's opinion of Buffalo Bill Cody?
(a) That Cody was a true Mountain Man.
(b) That Cody was a skilled marksman.
(c) That Cody was a fraud and a lousy shot.
(d) That Cody was an honest man.

6. What happened to Johnston's 40 gallons of whiskey during his captivity among the Blackfoot Indians?
(a) The Wolf traded it to the Arapaho.
(b) The Wolf gave it to his braves and the Indians got drunk.
(c) The Wolf traded it to the Nez Perce.
(d) The containers were broken and the whiskey got spilled.

7. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends frequently used the expression "Great Jehosophat, Pocahontas, and John Smith"?
(a) Anton Sepulveda.
(b) Bear Claw Chris Lapp.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Wind River Jake.

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

9. What wild animals did Johnston encounter during his journey from the Blackfoot camp back to his own camp?
(a) A pack of wolves.
(b) A mountain lion and a grizzly bear.
(c) A rattlesnake, buzzards, and a coyote.
(d) Antelope and a wolf.

10. Who did Del Gue tell about Johnston's Blackfoot captivity despite Johnston's request that he not tell anyone the story?
(a) Mariano Moreno.
(b) Colonel Carrington at Fort Kearney.
(c) Bear's Head.
(d) Bigfoot Davis, who spread it to others.

11. What honorary title did the Shoshoni give Johnston?
(a) Medicine man.
(b) Chief.
(c) Warrior.
(d) Peace chief.

12. How long did Waving Grass and Johnston travel and trap furs together?
(a) One month.
(b) Two years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

13. How old was John Johnston when he joined the Union Army?
(a) Forty-one.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Fifty.

14. What kind of footwear did Arkansas Pete wear?
(a) Heavy cavalry boots.
(b) He went barefoot.
(c) Brogans.
(d) Moccasins.

15. Which of the following statements does not describe the bowl of soup an old woman brought Johnston while he was held captive by the Blackfoot Indians?
(a) It was greasy.
(b) It was probably dog or muskrat soup.
(c) It was hairy.
(d) It contained wild onions and carrots.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why did Johnston seek out the Crow chief Gray Bear after Crazy Woman Morgan's death?

3. How many days did it take Johnston to put the first ten miles between himself and the Blackfoot camp due to falling snow and having to cover his trail?

4. For which side did the Cherokee Indians fight in the Civil War?

5. In Chapter 19, which tribe of Indians attacked and killed Shoshoni women and children out gathering roots on the prairie?

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