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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 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.

2. Who did Custer become an aide to in 1863?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) John Pelham.
(c) General Joseph Hooker.
(d) Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton.

3. How did Crazy Horse spend his teenage years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Observing white soldiers.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Becoming a warrior.
(d) Seeking a vision.

4. During the time period of this book, what trees were common along streams on the Great Plains ?
(a) Juniper.
(b) Pines.
(c) Elms.
(d) Cottonwoods.

5. Who operated as the rear guard in the fight against the Shoshoni in Chapter 17?
(a) Red Feather, He Dog, and Little Hawk.
(b) Hump, He Dog, and Crazy Horse.
(c) Crazy Horse, Hump, and Good Weasel.
(d) Good Weasel, Little Hawk, and Red Feather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Crazy Horse and other warriors go to sing or boast of bravery?

2. What was the title of Libbie's description of her and her husband's time at Fort Hays?

3. In what city did Custer and his wife have their portraits painted in Chapter 14?

4. Who shoots Crazy Horse in Chapter 17?

5. In 1867, a Missouri senator complains about the Indian wars costing the government at least how much daily?

(see the answer key)

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