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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following statements does not describe what Old John Hatcher looked like when Johnston first met him?
(a) Long blonde hair and a beard.
(b) Dressed in buckskin and moccasins.
(c) Over six feet in height and two hundred pounds in weight.
(d) Dressed in a black frock coat and shiny black boots.

3. By what nickname did Mrs. Morgan become known after the attack on her family?
(a) The Blind Woman.
(b) The Crazy Woman.
(c) Mute Old Lady Morgan.
(d) Screaming Morgan.

4. What did Johnston use to knock out the Crow sentry in Chapter 7?
(a) A stick.
(b) A coffee pot.
(c) A spear.
(d) A rock.

5. How many of Big Robert's warriors ever returned home?
(a) One.
(b) None.
(c) All of them.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did Joe Robidoux let Johnston sleep in his store?

3. Who was following Big Robert's warriors toward the Flathead camp in Chapter 7?

4. What kind of rifle did Joe Robidoux sell Johnston?

5. In Chapter 7, how many Crow warriors did Big Robert send to trade horses with the Flatheads?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 21, what did Johnston do to his cabin and why did his action surprise Del Gue?

2. How did The Swan's forehead differ from the foreheads of other females in her tribe?

3. When Johnston became a deputy sheriff in Custer County, Colorado, in what ways was he effective as a lawman and in what ways was he ineffective as a lawman?

4. Why didn't Johnston want Del Gue to tell any other Mountain Men about his captivity among the Blackfeet and who did Del Gue tell?

5. With whom did Johnston partner in 1878 and what difficulties did the trapping partners face?

6. Who was The Wolf and what was his relationship with John Johnston?

7. What role did Johnston play in Portuguese Phillips' ride to Fort Laramie for help when Fort Kearney was under Sioux attack?

8. Who was Sam Grant and how did he encounter John Johnston?

9. In what ways was John Johnston typical for a Mountain Man of his era and in what ways was he atypical for a Mountain Man of his era?

10. Who was Waving Grass and why did she get abandoned on the prairie?

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