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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. What was Johnston's attitude toward alcohol?

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

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

4. Which of the following statements does not describe what Old John Hatcher looked like when Johnston first met him?

5. Who did Old John Hatcher tell Johnston would pay big money for Indian scalps?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did The Swan's forehead differ from the foreheads of other females in her tribe?

2. How did the Crazy Woman die and how did her death lead to Johnston's making peace with the Crow?

3. Who was Waving Grass and why did she get abandoned on the prairie?

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

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

6. According to Chapter 7, what were the Crow Indians like in the mid-nineteenth century?

7. What nicknames did John Johnston have?

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

9. Why was Chapter 10 entitled "A Missing Chapter"?

10. What was Leadville, Colorado like when Johnston visited it in the 1870's?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss John Johnston's relationship with Crazy Woman Morgan. What does this relationship indicate about Johnston? How does his relationship with the mentally unbalanced woman help bring an end to Johnston's vendetta against the Crow? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the multicultural influences in the life of John Johnston and how these various cultures reflect the multicultural nature of the American west. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson contains several examples of irony. Discuss three examples of irony in the book and what you think the author is trying to say through each example.

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