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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Fort Kearney of particular abhorrence to the Sioux?

2. After 1876-77, which of the following groups was not coming into the Rocky Mountain wilderness in increased numbers?

3. Who was Portuguese Phillips?

4. Which of Johnston's Mountain Men friends frequently used the expression "Great Jehosophat, Pocahontas, and John Smith"?

5. What did the wife of the warrior who had captured Waving Grass do when her husband brought Waving Grass home?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss John Johnston's relationship with Crazy Woman Morgan. What does this relationship indicate about Johnston? How does his relationship with the mentally unbalanced woman help bring an end to Johnston's vendetta against the Crow? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the depiction of African Americans in Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the depiction of women in Crow Killer: The Legend of Liver-Eating Johnson. Are women in positions of leadership? What characteristics and roles are ascribed to women on the western frontier? Do the men in the mountains treat the women as equals or do they try to dominate them? Cite at least three examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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