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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: A Man Among Men, Chapters 11 through 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship did John Johnston have to Bear's Head, the Flathead chief?
(a) He was Bear's Head's friend.
(b) He was Bear's Head's blood brother.
(c) He was Bear's Head's enemy.
(d) He was Bear's Head's son-in-law.

2. What reason did Johnston give for enlisting in the Army?
(a) It was the best fight available at the time.
(b) He didn't believe in slavery.
(c) He was pro-Union.
(d) He needed the money.

3. What item buried with the bones of Johnston's wife and baby revealed that the Crow were responsible for the deaths of Johnston's family?
(a) A Crow warrior's moccasin.
(b) A beaded necklace made by the Crow.
(c) A Crow chief's tomahawk.
(d) A single Eagle feather.

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

5. Why was Fort Kearney of particular abhorrence to the Sioux?
(a) The fort's trading post would not sell to the Sioux.
(b) The soldiers in the fort greatly outnumbered the Sioux.
(c) Its construction broke government promises.
(d) The fort's commanding officer was cruel to Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the two Shoshoni braves met Johnston in Chapter 8, what were they carrying?

2. Who did Del Gue tell about Johnston's Blackfoot captivity despite Johnston's request that he not tell anyone the story?

3. What was Johnston's first assignment in the Army?

4. For which side did the Cherokee Indians fight in the Civil War?

5. What happened to Johnston's 40 gallons of whiskey during his captivity among the Blackfoot Indians?

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