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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. How did Johnston identify the Crow Indians as The Swan's killers?
(a) The Crow braves who killed her bragged about the act.
(b) Her killers stole her locket which Johnston recognized.
(c) A lone eagle feather, the tribe's sign, was at the murder scene.
(d) The Swan lived long enough to identify her attackers.

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

3. 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) The Swan's scalp.
(c) Del Gue's pocket watch.
(d) Del Gue's scalp.

4. What did Crow Indians do to John Johnston's wife in 1847?
(a) They forced her to divorce Johnston.
(b) They scalped and killed her.
(c) They kidnapped her.
(d) They made her their medicine woman.

5. What language was Bear's Head surprised to learn that Johnston could speak besides English?
(a) Cheyenne.
(b) Arapaho.
(c) The Crow tongue.
(d) The Flathead tongue.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helped Mrs. Morgan bury her three children and her husband's scalp?

2. When he visited the cairn of his wife and baby in Chapter 9, what did Johnston do with his loved one's skulls?

3. What did Old John Hatcher do with his Bowie knife after killing one of his attackers in Chapter 2?

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

5. What was Johnston's attitude toward alcohol?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Joe Robidoux cheat John Johnston when Johnston first started out as a trapper?

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

3. What nicknames did John Johnston have?

4. How did Johnston know when he found the Crow warrior who had killed The Swan and how did he react when he realized he had found his wife's murderer?

5. How did Johnston get into trouble with the sheriff in Leadville, Colorado?

6. In Chapter 21, what did Johnston do to his cabin and why did his action surprise Del Gue?

7. To what office did Johnston get elected in Red Lodge and how effective was he in the position?

8. How did whiskey lead to Johnston's freedom when he was captured by the Blackfoot Indians?

9. What did Johnston keep hidden in a kettle buried in the mountains?

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

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