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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Brother of the Crows, Chapters 19 through 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the warrior who had captured Waving Grass do instead of making her his first wife's slave?
(a) He killed her.
(b) He made her his favored second wife.
(c) He gave her to his brother's wife as her slave.
(d) He gave her to the chief's wife as her slave.

3. How did Waving Grass and Johnston meet?
(a) Waving Grass begged Johnston for food.
(b) Johnston visited the camp of the woman's captors.
(c) Johnston happened upon the lone woman on the prairie.
(d) Waving Grass stole Johnston's horse.

4. After 1876-77, which of the following groups was not coming into the Rocky Mountain wilderness in increased numbers?
(a) Cattlemen.
(b) Sailors.
(c) Gold hunters.
(d) Settlers.

5. How did the other Mountain Men respond to the news that the Blackfoot Indians had held Johnston captive?
(a) They admired the Blackfoot Indians' bravery.
(b) They ridiculed Johnston.
(c) They wanted to fight the Blackfoot tribe and avenge Johnston.
(d) They demanded that the Army arrest the Blackfoot warriors.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Johnston made peace with the Crow and stopped eating their livers, what was the response of Black Elk, a Sioux chief?

2. In Chapter 25: Burial for Bear Claw, when Del Gue heard a rifle shot in the distance, how did Johnston deduce that the shot wasn't fired by Bear Claw Chris Lapp?

3. On the banks of what river did Johnston first encounter Old John Hatcher?

4. How many horses did the Flathead tribe have corralled near their camp for trading with the Crow in Chapter 8?

5. What wild animals did Johnston encounter during his journey from the Blackfoot camp back to his own camp?

(see the answer key)

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