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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 much more did Joe Robidoux charge Johnston for the rifle than Johnston would have paid in St. Louis?

2. What happened to the Morgan children during the Indian attack on the family?

3. What treaty laid out specific boundaries for Crow territory?

4. With which more experienced trapper did Johnston first become friends upon moving west?

5. When Johnston attacked and killed the Crow sentry in Chapter 7, what did he find in the Indian's possession?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Johnston become Del Gue's partner after having been John Hatcher's partner in fur trading?

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

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

4. 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?

5. How did Johnston know when he found the Crow warrior who had killed The Swan and how did he react when he realized he had found his wife's murderer?

6. Why did John Hatcher scalp Indians and how did John Johnston first encounter scalping?

7. In what ways was John Johnston typical for a Mountain Man of his era and in what ways was he atypical for a Mountain Man of his era?

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

10. Discuss the relationship between Waving Grass and John Johnston.

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

Discuss Portuguese Phillips' ride to Fort Laramie in 1866 for reinforcements for Colonel Carrington. How did John Johnston assist Phillips in his mission? What does the situation Colonel Carrington faced at Fort Phil Kearny illustrate about the tensions between Indians and the US army during that era?

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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