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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which side did the Seminole Indians fight in the Civil War?

2. How did the other Mountain Men respond to the news that the Blackfoot Indians had held Johnston captive?

3. From what did Crazy Woman Morgan die?

4. What Anglican nickname did Modeno give his Indian wife?

5. Which Sioux chief's spirit was broken after the battle at Wolf Mountain?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the depiction of women in Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson. Are women in positions of leadership? What characteristics and roles are ascribed to women on the western frontier? Do the men in the mountains treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast John Johnston's relationship with John Hatcher and his relationship with Del Gue. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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