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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 4, Part 4 : Chapter 3, The Finale.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Custer's nickname as a boy?
(a) Autie.
(b) Curly.
(c) Goldilocks.
(d) Georgie.

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

3. What did Crazy Horse "do for a living" according to Chapter 8?
(a) Serve as a chief.
(b) Hunt.
(c) Make war.
(d) Trade.

4. Carrington read the Bible every morning in what languages?
(a) Latin or English.
(b) Spanish or Latin.
(c) French or Greek.
(d) Greek or Hebrew.

5. What did Medicine Arrow do to give Custer bad luck?
(a) Spit on Custer's boots.
(b) Rode in a circle counterclockwise.
(c) Refused to smoke a pipe with him.
(d) Poured ashes from a pipe onto Custer's boots.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?

2. What was the Army's station from their fight at Little Bighorn and where Custer planned for them to return to after the battle?

3. What book led to Custer writing an essay titled, "The Red Man" while at West Point?

4. In Chapter 17, who is quoted as saying, "We were up against it from the start"?

5. Who was the Cheyenne leader at Little Bighorn?

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