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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Portuguese Phillips?

2. What other tribes contributed warriors to Johnston's forces when he rode out to do as Wahni's son had asked?

3. Who did The Wolf assign to guard Johnston?

4. How did Johnston, Del Gue, and Johnston's other friends escape from Johnston's cabin when the Blackfoot warriors surrounded it in Chapter 20?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Compare and contrast John Johnston's relationship with The Swan and his relationship with Waving Grass. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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