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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. How many warriors did Chief Big Robert send to hunt down Johnston?
2. Who attacked Johnston and Old John Hatcher in Chapter 2?
3. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?
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 Johnston become Del Gue's partner after having been John Hatcher's partner in fur trading?
2. Who was Captain Jack and what was his relationship to Mariano Modeno?
3. Describe Johnston's physical appearance and discuss how it contributed to his legend.
4. Discuss Johnston's trailing of the Assiniboine warrior in Chapter 27 and what Johnson did with the Indian's liver.
5. 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?
6. Why was Fort Kearney offensive to the Sioux?
7. Discuss the relationship between Waving Grass and John Johnston.
8. What baking talent of Johnston's led to his killing of the twentieth Crow sent to hunt him down and how did Johnston defeat this warrior?
9. Discuss Johnston's relationship with The Swan.
10. With whom did Johnston partner in 1878 and what difficulties did the trapping partners face?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
It could be argued that John Johnston was a hero or a villain. Discuss which aspects of his character make him a hero and which aspects of his character make him a villain. Which role do you ultimately think best describes him? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Compare and contrast John Johnston's relationships with at least three of the following Indian tribes: the Blackfeet, the Sioux, the Shoshoni, the Cheyenne, the Utes, and the Crow. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss John Johnston's time in the Union army. What skills and abilities of his would be strengths in the military and what skills and abilities would be weaknesses? Why did Johnston only spend nineteen months in the army? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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