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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, Part 3 : Chapter 2, Custer & Crazy Horse both on the Plains.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bad news did Custer receive on January 31, 1866?
(a) His first child has died during childbirth.
(b) His mother had died.
(c) He had been demoted to Captain.
(d) He is to be court-martialed.

2. Which railroad originated in California?
(a) California Pacific.
(b) Central Pacific.
(c) Kansas Pacific.
(d) Union Pacific.

3. Who does the author credit with giving Custer his first big break in Chapter 10?
(a) General Burnside.
(b) General McClellan.
(c) General Lee.
(d) General Smith.

4. What did Custer name as one of the chief pleasures he and Libbie enjoyed on the Plains?
(a) Horseback riding.
(b) Camping under the stars.
(c) Visiting new places.
(d) New commands.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?

2. When did Custer leave for Fort McPherson?

3. Who reported buffalo "as far as the eye could reach the country seemed blackened by innumerable herds"?

4. What fellow West Point friend did Custer congratulate on his successes in the Confederate artillery?

5. During the time period of this book, what trees were common along streams on the Great Plains ?

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