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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did John Johnston do to the Crows as a result of what they had done to his wife?
(a) He preached to them, urging them to repent.
(b) He had a party for them.
(c) He killed and scalped them and ate their livers raw.
(d) He kidnapped their chief for vengeance.

2. Who attacked Johnston and Old John Hatcher in Chapter 2?
(a) A group of women.
(b) A group of silver miners.
(c) An Arapaho raiding party.
(d) A Cheyenne raiding party.

3. Which of the following was not a quality of the Crow Indians?
(a) They were artisans.
(b) They were proud and brave.
(c) They were fisherman.
(d) They were family oriented.

4. In Chapter 8, when Johnston showed Bear's Head the object he took from the Crow sentry, what did Bear's Head command his warriors to do?
(a) Avenge The Swan by fighting the Crow coming to trade.
(b) Make Johnston an honorary chief.
(c) Take Johnston prisoner.
(d) Send presents to the Crow.

5. What was Johnston's attitude toward alcohol?
(a) He bought and sold it, so it was a product to him.
(b) He was an alcoholic.
(c) He drank on occasion.
(d) He never drank it.

6. What did Old John Hatcher do with his Bowie knife after killing one of his attackers in Chapter 2?
(a) He scalped the Indian.
(b) He sold the knife to Joe Robidoux.
(c) He gave his knife to Johnston as a gift.
(d) He buried his knife and swore never to use it again.

7. Who saw Johnston at his wife's secret grave and realized why he was on a vendetta against the Crow?
(a) Hatchet Jack.
(b) Joe Robidoux.
(c) An anonymous Indian.
(d) Del Gue.

8. What was the trapping like at the place where Joe Robidoux advised Johnston to trap?
(a) There was abundant trapping of all kinds of animals.
(b) Mink trapping was plentiful but there were no other animals.
(c) Plenty of beaver and otter trapping was available.
(d) The area was trapped out years before.

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

10. Who helped Mrs. Morgan bury her three children and her husband's scalp?
(a) Del Gue.
(b) John Johnston.
(c) The Morgan children.
(d) Arkansas Pete.

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

12. What does the Crow term Dapiek Absaroka mean?
(a) Honored friend.
(b) Chief.
(c) The Killer of Crows.
(d) Beloved son.

13. What did Johnston do to the Crow horses in Chapter 7?
(a) He hid them in a secret cave.
(b) He stole them.
(c) He untethered them and set them loose.
(d) He shot them.

14. What items did Johnston bring to the trading post to trade once he began his vendetta against the Crow?
(a) Clothing and beadwork and leather stolen from the Crow.
(b) Furs and Crow scalps.
(c) Beaver pelts and bullets.
(d) Crow horses.

15. What was the Flathead greeting for a visiting relative?
(a) Rubbing their cheek with your cheek.
(b) Putting your right hand on the left side of the visitor's chest.
(c) Hugging the visitor.
(d) Bowing on one knee and touching the ground with a spear.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which Indian tribe did the raiding party that attacked the Morgan family in 1846 belong?

2. How did Johnston identify the Crow Indians as The Swan's killers?

3. Of what wood were the handles of Johnston's Colt Walker revolver and his Bowie knife made?

4. By what nickname did Mrs. Morgan become known after the attack on her family?

5. What color horse did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

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