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

2. What did Johnston do to the Crow horses in Chapter 7?

3. How did Johnston prepare his cabin for the winter in Chapter 9?

4. Who attacked Johnston and Old John Hatcher in Chapter 2?

5. Who saw Johnston at his wife's secret grave and realized why he was on a vendetta against the Crow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nicknames did John Johnston have?

2. What was Arkansas Pete like according to Chapter 27?

3. What did Johnston keep hidden in a kettle buried in the mountains?

4. In what ways did the lives of both the Indians and the Mountain Men change forever in 1876-77?

5. Why did John Hatcher scalp Indians and how did John Johnston first encounter scalping?

6. Why did Wahni's son want Johnston's help against the Nez Perce?

7. What was ironic about Johnston's capturing the Sioux for Chief Black Eagle in Chapter 24?

8. Describe Johnston's physical appearance and discuss how it contributed to his legend.

9. Who was Mariano Modeno and what was his relationship to John Johnston?

10. What did Johnston find at his cabin when he returned after a hunting trip at the end of Chapter 5 and how did he respond to what he found?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dialogue in Raymond Thorp's book Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson. How does it convey the historical era and depict the individuals discussed in the book? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the multicultural influences in the life of John Johnston and how these various cultures reflect the multicultural nature of the American west. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson contains several examples of irony. Discuss three examples of irony in the book and what you think the author is trying to say through each example.

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