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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the Crow term Dapiek Absaroka mean?

4. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends passed down the oral history of his exploits and kept his legend alive?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Johnston's encounter with the eighteenth Crow warrior sent after him by Big Robert.

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

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

4. How did Johnston help The Crazy Woman in Chapter 4?

5. Discuss Johnston's relationship with The Swan.

6. What tragic encounter did the Morgan family have with Blackfoot Indians in Chapter 4?

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

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

9. Who was Sam Grant and how did he encounter John Johnston?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Mrs. Morgan, The Swan, and Waving Grass. How does each woman's life illustrate the harshness of frontier life? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the lifestyle of the mountain men like John Johnston and Del Gue and the lifestyle of the Native American tribes during Johnston's era. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the life of mountain men in the Rocky Mountains during John Johnston's lifetime. In what ways was Johnston's life typical and in what ways was it atypical for a mountain man? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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