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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) A lone eagle feather, the tribe's sign, was at the murder scene.
(c) The Swan lived long enough to identify her attackers.
(d) Her killers stole her locket which Johnston recognized.

2. What did John Johnston do to the Crows as a result of what they had done to his wife?
(a) He preached to them, urging them to repent.
(b) He kidnapped their chief for vengeance.
(c) He killed and scalped them and ate their livers raw.
(d) He had a party for them.

3. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?
(a) A Tennessee rifle with powder and shot.
(b) A fancy red silk dress.
(c) A big brown dog.
(d) A diamond ring.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Johnston find in his cabin when he returned to it at the end of Chapter 8?

3. Which of the following was not a quality of the Crow Indians?

4. In Chapter 7, how many Crow warriors did Big Robert send to trade horses with the Flatheads?

5. Who was following Big Robert's warriors toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Johnston identify Bear Claw Chris Lapp's killers?

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

4. How did John Johnston first meet Old John Hatcher and what business partnership did the two men forge?

5. In what ways did the lives of both the Indians and the Mountain Men change forever in 1876-77?

6. 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?

7. What softened Johnston's reputation with the local town's women in Chapter 9?

8. What role did Johnston play in Portuguese Phillips' ride to Fort Laramie for help when Fort Kearney was under Sioux attack?

9. What was the outcome of the battle between the Flatheads and the Crows in Chapter 8?

10. Why didn't Johnston want Del Gue to tell any other Mountain Men about his captivity among the Blackfeet and who did Del Gue tell?

(see the answer keys)

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