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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Part 2 : Chapter 2, Young Warriors- Custer & Crazy Horse.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote to Custer, "...I had to weep for joy that the recollection was sweet in your memory"?
(a) His first girlfriend, Mary.
(b) His sister, Lydia.
(c) His wife, Libbie.
(d) His mother.

2. At age ten, Custer went to live with his half-sister and her new husband who lived in __________.
(a) Columbus, Ohio.
(b) Boston, Massachusettes.
(c) Yorktown, Indiana.
(d) Monroe, Michigan.

3. The Black Hills were known to the Sioux as a holy place called ______________.
(a) Koyas.
(b) Sioko.
(c) Pa Sapa.
(d) Bear Butte.

4. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Trying to do something and be somebody.
(b) Competing against others.
(c) Playing practical jokes.
(d) Going to school.

5. What was the last major tribe pushed onto the Plains by military defeats with other tribes?
(a) Crow.
(b) Chippewa.
(c) Sioux.
(d) Arapaho.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color were Custer's eyes?

2. In Chapter 11, who on Custer's household staff took care of the horses?

3. According to the author, who has written the definitive biography of George Custer?

4. What was the most important subject at West Point when Custer attended?

5. In what year was George Armstrong Custer born?

(see the answer key)

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