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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many of Big Robert's warriors ever returned home?
(a) One.
(b) All of them.
(c) None.
(d) Ten.

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

4. To which Indian tribe did the raiding party that attacked the Morgan family in 1846 belong?
(a) The Ute tribe.
(b) The Cheyenne tribe.
(c) The Blackfoot tribe.
(d) The Crow tribe.

5. What was the relationship between the Shoshonis and the Flatheads during Johnston's era?
(a) They were cousins.
(b) They were allies.
(c) They were enemies.
(d) They were sent to the same reservation by the government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Johnston have to do to his own horse at the beginning of Chapter 8 because he had pushed it so hard?

2. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?

3. In what year did Johnston first come to St. Joseph?

4. When the two Shoshoni braves met Johnston in Chapter 8, what were they carrying?

5. Who saw Johnston at his wife's secret grave and realized why he was on a vendetta against the Crow?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapter 7, what were the Crow Indians like in the mid-nineteenth century?

2. How did Johnston prepare his cabin for the winter in Chapter 9?

3. Why did Johnston have to take charity toward the end of his life?

4. Why did John Hatcher scalp Indians and how did John Johnston first encounter scalping?

5. What did Johnston find at his cabin when he returned after a hunting trip at the end of Chapter 5 and how did he respond to what he found?

6. In what ways was John Johnston typical for a Mountain Man of his era and in what ways was he atypical for a Mountain Man of his era?

7. Why did other Mountain Men seek out Johnston to help them settle scores with their enemies and what was Johnston's attitude toward vengeance?

8. What was Arkansas Pete like according to Chapter 27?

9. How did the Crow Indians become a laughingstock among other Indian nations and what did Big Robert, the Crow chief, do in response to the mocking of his tribe?

10. Who was The Wolf and what was his relationship with John Johnston?

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