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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 did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?

2. What happened to the reputation of the Crow as a result of Johnston's vendetta against them?

3. What color horse did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

4. Which of the following was not a gift Bear's Head bestowed on Johnston in Chapter 8?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss Johnston's relationship with The Swan.

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

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

4. In 1848, how did John Johnston earn the nickname "Liver-Eating Johnson"?

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

6. Why was Fort Kearney offensive to the Sioux?

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

8. How did whiskey lead to Johnston's freedom when he was captured by the Blackfoot Indians?

9. With whom did Johnston partner in 1878 and what difficulties did the trapping partners face?

10. Who was The Fox and what tie did he have with Johnston's friend, Old John Hatcher?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the introduction of the book, Raymond Thorp obtained much of the information he used to write about Liver-Eating Johnson from oral history. Discuss the sources Raymond Thorp used in writing his biography and the likelihood that John Johnston's story contains myth or legend as well as fact. What factors make it likely that there is some myth in the story? What documentation exists to prove that some of the story is fact? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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