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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. Who did Old John Hatcher tell Johnston would pay big money for Indian scalps?
(a) The English.
(b) The French.
(c) The Mexican Army.
(d) The U.S. Army.

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

3. What happened to Johnston's reputation with the local townspeople once the reason for his vendetta against the Crow became public knowledge?
(a) It worsened a bit.
(b) It worsened a lot and people wanted him arrested for murder.
(c) It softened and he gained public sympathy.
(d) It stayed about the same.

4. What did Johnston use to knock out the Crow sentry in Chapter 7?
(a) A stick.
(b) A coffee pot.
(c) A rock.
(d) A spear.

5. How did Johnston prepare his cabin for the winter in Chapter 9?
(a) He fixed the holes in the roof.
(b) He put buffalo robes on the walls and bear rugs on the floor.
(c) He installed glass windowpanes.
(d) He added a second fireplace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Wahni or "The Fox"?

2. To which Indian tribe did the raiding party that attacked the Morgan family in 1846 belong?

3. What happened to John Morgan, the family's father, during the Indian attack on the family?

4. Who attacked Johnston and Old John Hatcher in Chapter 2?

5. Which of the following is not a characteristic for which Johnston was known?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Johnston join the Union Army and what were some of his experiences while in the military?

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

3. 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?

4. Who was Captain Jack and what was his relationship to Mariano Modeno?

5. What gifts did Johnston offer to Bear's Head for The Swan and how did the value of his presents compare to what price Bear's Head asked for his daughter?

6. Who was Mariano Modeno and what was his relationship to John Johnston?

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

8. Discuss Johnston's trailing of the Assiniboine warrior in Chapter 27 and what Johnson did with the Indian's liver.

9. When Johnston became a deputy sheriff in Custer County, Colorado, in what ways was he effective as a lawman and in what ways was he ineffective as a lawman?

10. What was Johnston's opinion of Buffalo Bill Cody and how did Johnston meet Cody?

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