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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was unusual about the forehead of the Flathead beauty The Swan?

2. Who helped Mrs. Morgan bury her three children and her husband's scalp?

3. Which of the following statements does not describe what Old John Hatcher looked like when Johnston first met him?

4. How did the Flathead Indians get their flat foreheads?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. To what office did Johnston get elected in Red Lodge and how effective was he in the position?

2. 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?

3. How did Johnston's relationship with the Shoshoni Indians differ from his relationship with the Crow Indians?

4. How did Joe Robidoux cheat John Johnston when Johnston first started out as a trapper?

5. Who was Captain Jack and what was his relationship to Mariano Modeno?

6. How did John Johnston first meet Old John Hatcher and what business partnership did the two men forge?

7. Why did Johnston ultimately resign from his deputy position in Custer County?

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

9. What was the outcome of the battle between the Flatheads and the Crows in Chapter 8?

10. How did Johnston help The Crazy Woman in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss John Johnston's experiences as a deputy sheriff in Leadville, Colorado in Chapter 26: Sheriff Johnson. How effective is he as a law enforcement officer? What factors contribute to his success as a deputy and what factors hinder his success as a deputy? Why does Johnston leave law enforcement after just a year? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

According to the introduction of the book, Raymond Thorp obtained much of the information he used to write about Liver-Eating Johnson from oral history. Discuss the sources Raymond Thorp used in writing his biography and the likelihood that John Johnston's story contains myth or legend as well as fact. What factors make it likely that there is some myth in the story? What documentation exists to prove that some of the story is fact? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss John Johnson's character flaws and strengths. How do his flaws hinder him in dealing with the conflicts in his relationships and in his historical era? How do his strengths help him in dealing with the conflicts in his relationships and in his historical era? Is his violence typical or atypical for his historical era? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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