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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Del Gue tell Johnston about the size of his load of 40 gallons of whiskey?
(a) Johnston would need a caravan of horses to carry that much.
(b) No horse could carry a load that heavy.
(c) Johnston's horse could carry twice that much whiskey.
(d) The Indians couldn't drink that much alcohol.

2. How did Waving Grass end up on the prairie alone?
(a) The Cheyenne abandoned her there.
(b) She ran away from her captors.
(c) She got lost while gathering berries.
(d) She was abandoned by a Nez Perce lover.

3. For which side did the Seminole Indians fight in the Civil War?
(a) The Confederacy.
(b) The Union.
(c) Neither side, since they didn't participate in the war.
(d) Both sides, since individual warriors followed their own hearts.

4. Why did Johnston have to do what Wahni's son asked of him?
(a) He was Wahni's good friend.
(b) Many people would die if he did not do as the youth asked.
(c) Johnston's life was in danger otherwise.
(d) It was Johnston's duty as an honorary Shoshoni chief.

5. How long did Waving Grass and Johnston travel and trap furs together?
(a) Two years.
(b) One month.
(c) Six months.
(d) Two weeks.

6. To what tribe did Waving Grass belong?
(a) The Utes.
(b) The Cheyenne.
(c) The Piegan.
(d) The Arapaho.

7. Who did Del Gue tell about Johnston's Blackfoot captivity despite Johnston's request that he not tell anyone the story?
(a) Colonel Carrington at Fort Kearney.
(b) Bigfoot Davis, who spread it to others.
(c) Mariano Moreno.
(d) Bear's Head.

8. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends frequently used the expression "Great Jehosophat, Pocahontas, and John Smith"?
(a) Bear Claw Chris Lapp.
(b) Wind River Jake.
(c) Anton Sepulveda.
(d) Del Gue.

9. Who took Crazy Woman Morgan food and provisions over the years?
(a) John Johnston and his Mountain Men friends.
(b) The Army.
(c) The local women.
(d) Arkansas Pete.

10. What did Waving Grass claim her relationship with Johnston was?
(a) She claimed to be his sister.
(b) She claimed to be his cousin.
(c) She claimed to be his mother.
(d) She claimed to be his wife.

11. Which Mountain Man was known for his skill with the riata?
(a) Hatchet Jack.
(b) Mad Mose.
(c) Del Gue.
(d) Pancho Robles.

12. What was Johnston's only food on the long trail from the Blackfoot camp back to his own camp?
(a) The few fish he caught en route.
(b) Grass and berries.
(c) A few chaws of tobacco and some coffee beans.
(d) The leg he had taken from his guard.

13. What Anglican nickname did Modeno give his Indian wife?
(a) Steve.
(b) Betty.
(c) Sue.
(d) John.

14. What did the wife of the warrior who had captured Waving Grass do when her husband brought Waving Grass home?
(a) She gave Waving Grass unending heavy labor.
(b) She stabbed her husband in a fit of jealousy.
(c) She poisoned Waving Grass.
(d) She beat Waving Grass and starved the younger woman.

15. How did Johnston identify Bear Claw Chris Lapp's killers?
(a) One of their horses had Lapp's saddle on it.
(b) They had blood on their hands and sleeves.
(c) They had Lapp's bear claw necklaces with them.
(d) They had Lapp's gun and knives with them.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of footwear did Arkansas Pete wear?

3. Who did The Wolf assign to guard Johnston?

4. When the Sioux attacked Fort Kearney in 1866, to where did Colonel Carrington, the commanding officer, need a volunteer to ride for reinforcements and assistance?

5. Who was Gray Bear?

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