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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. Who helped Mrs. Morgan bury her three children and her husband's scalp?

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

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

4. What did Johnston use to knock out the Crow sentry in Chapter 7?

5. What kind of rifle did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Johnston's physical appearance and discuss how it contributed to his legend.

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

3. What role did Johnston play in Portuguese Phillips' ride to Fort Laramie for help when Fort Kearney was under Sioux attack?

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

5. Discuss Johnston's relationship with The Swan.

6. Why was Fort Kearney offensive to the Sioux?

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

8. What nicknames did John Johnston have?

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

10. What was Johnston's opinion of Buffalo Bill Cody and how did Johnston meet Cody?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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