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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1: The Young Trapper, Chapters 1 through 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What result did Johnston's fame have on Indians who ambushed him?
(a) They doubted the truth of his reputation and wanted to test it.
(b) They mocked him.
(c) They greatly feared him.
(d) They respected him.

2. In what year did Johnston first come to St. Joseph?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1760.
(d) 1843.

3. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends passed down the oral history of his exploits and kept his legend alive?
(a) Arkansas Pete.
(b) Anton Sepulveda.
(c) Bear Claw Chris Lapp.
(d) Del Gue and White Eye Anderson.

4. What did Old John Hatcher make Johnston do to one of their attackers?
(a) Scalp the Indian.
(b) Tie up the Indian.
(c) Turn the Indian over to the sheriff.
(d) Rob the Indian.

5. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?
(a) On the countertop.
(b) On grain bags filled with corn shucks on the floor.
(c) On a dirty mattress in the back storeroom.
(d) On a couple of quilts on the floor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacked Johnston and Old John Hatcher in Chapter 2?

2. What did John Johnston give The Swan after marrying her?

3. What did John Johnston do to the Crows as a result of what they had done to his wife?

4. What happened to Mrs. Morgan as a result of the Indian attack on her family?

5. How did Johnston respond when a river tramp tried to rob him upon his disembarking from the steamer that brought him west?

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