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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 what formation did Big Robert's warriors ride toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Wahni's son want Johnston's help against the Nez Perce?

2. How did the Mountain Men's Springfield rifles differ from their old Hawken rifles?

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

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

5. 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?

6. Why did John Johnston seek vengeance against the Crow Indians?

7. 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?

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

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

10. How did Johnston use biscuits to defeat twenty-nine Blackfoot Indians who surrounded his cabin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of revenge in Raymond Thorp's book Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson. How is this theme illustrated in John Johnson's life? How is the theme illustrated in the response of the Crow Indians to Johnson's desire for revenge against them? What do you think the author is saying about revenge in this book? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the dialogue in Raymond Thorp's book Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson. How does it convey the historical era and depict the individuals discussed in the book? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast John Johnston's relationship with The Swan and his relationship with Waving Grass. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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