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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. With which more experienced trapper did Johnston first become friends upon moving west?
(a) Old John Hatcher.
(b) Anton Sepulveda.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Hatchet Jack.

2. How did the Flathead Indians get their flat foreheads?
(a) Their heavy headdresses made their skulls grow that way.
(b) They tied pieces of wood to their children's brows.
(c) They were born that way.
(d) Big, flat stones were fastened to their brows during infancy.

3. What happened to the Morgan children during the Indian attack on the family?
(a) They were captured by the Indians.
(b) They were wounded by bullets but lived.
(c) They escaped on horseback.
(d) They were scalped and killed.

4. With what weapon did Mrs. Morgan fight off the Indians who attacked her family?
(a) A hatchet.
(b) A tomahawk.
(c) A Bowie knife.
(d) A Hawken rifle.

5. What happened to Mrs. Morgan as a result of the Indian attack on her family?
(a) She went blind.
(b) She killed herself out of grief.
(c) She went back east to Boston where it was safer.
(d) She lost her mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color was John Johnston's hair?

2. In what year did Johnston first come to St. Joseph?

3. What did Crow Indians do to John Johnston's wife in 1847?

4. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends passed down the oral history of his exploits and kept his legend alive?

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

(see the answer key)

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