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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. With what did the Blackfoot Indians hit Johnston while they had him tied up and unable to escape?
(a) Their tomahawks.
(b) Arrows.
(c) Large stones.
(d) Pebbles.

3. 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 Lapp was already dead.
(b) He knew Lapp had enough meat and thus wouldn't be shooting.
(c) He knew Lapp was blind and didn't shoot any more.
(d) He knew the shot came from the opposite direction as Lapp.

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

5. What did the warrior who had captured Waving Grass do instead of making her his first wife's slave?
(a) He gave her to the chief's wife as her slave.
(b) He killed her.
(c) He made her his favored second wife.
(d) He gave her to his brother's wife as her slave.

6. Who volunteered for the dangerous job of riding for assistance for the besieged Fort Kearney?
(a) Del Gue.
(b) Portuguese Phillips.
(c) John Johnston.
(d) Hatchet Jack.

7. What injury did Johnston give his Blackfoot guard in escaping from the Blackfoot camp?
(a) He cut off the Indian's leg.
(b) He broke the Indian's wrist.
(c) He blacked the Indian's eye.
(d) He cut the Indian's arm.

8. 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.

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

10. Which of the following were not Mountain Men friends of John Johnston?
(a) Del Gue and Old John Hatcher.
(b) Anton Sepulveda and Pablo Robles.
(c) Arkansas Pete and Hatchet Jack.
(d) Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock.

11. Which Sioux chief's spirit was broken after the battle at Wolf Mountain?
(a) Sitting Bull.
(b) Crazy Horse.
(c) Geronimo.
(d) Red Cloud.

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

13. Who was Big Anton Sepulveda's partner in Chapter 19?
(a) Pancho Robles.
(b) Del Gue.
(c) John Johnston.
(d) Arkansas Pete.

14. When his cabin was surrounded by Blackfoot Indians in Chapter 20, what ingredient did Johnston add to a batch of biscuits?
(a) Strychnine.
(b) Gunpowder.
(c) Sugar.
(d) Turpentine.

15. What Anglican nickname did Modeno give his Indian wife?
(a) Steve.
(b) John.
(c) Betty.
(d) Sue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Johnston's 40 gallons of whiskey during his captivity among the Blackfoot Indians?

2. When The Wolf captured Johnston, what did he tell Johnston he intended to do with him?

3. How did Johnston, Del Gue, and Johnston's other friends escape from Johnston's cabin when the Blackfoot warriors surrounded it in Chapter 20?

4. What did Crazy Woman Morgan do every night at sundown?

5. Why did the son of the Shoshoni chief Wahni seek out Johnston?

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