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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What medal did Tom Custer receive for his actions at Appomattox?
(a) Exceptional Service Medal.
(b) Purple Heart.
(c) Congressional Medal of Honor.
(d) Meritorious Service Award.

2. Who says, "Crazy Horse always led his men himself when they went into battle, and he kept well in front of them"?
(a) Bad Heart Bull.
(b) He Dog.
(c) Eleanor Hinman.
(d) Hump.

3. 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.

4. Who led the Bad Faces band of Oglalas in Chapter 3?
(a) Old Smoke.
(b) Red Cloud.
(c) Bad Bear.
(d) Crazy Horse, the father.

5. In 1854, who owned the trading house near Fort Laramie?
(a) Francis Parkman.
(b) Henry Hawk.
(c) John Grattan.
(d) Jim Bordeaux.

6. How many Sioux were estimated to be at the great council at Bear Butte in Chapter 4?
(a) 5000 to 7500.
(b) Less than a thousand.
(c) 1000 to 2500.
(d) 3000 to 4500.

7. In Chapter 10, who writes, "I captured the greatest prize of all"?
(a) Gimlet Lea.
(b) Libbie.
(c) Custer.
(d) Daniel Bacon.

8. Where did "Custer get a decent return on the investment of his men's lives"?
(a) Gettysberg.
(b) Malvern Hill.
(c) Appomattox.
(d) Wilderness campaign.

9. In Chapter 2, the author writes that Americans worked so much that work became ____________.
(a) A religion.
(b) A psychic need.
(c) A hobby.
(d) The reason for living.

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

11. In Chapter 7, what was constricting in Custer's life?
(a) Dreams.
(b) Expectations.
(c) Customs.
(d) Religion.

12. What animal slept with Custer at night in Chapter 11?
(a) Squirrel.
(b) Cat.
(c) Raccoon.
(d) Dog.

13. What color were Custer's eyes?
(a) Blue.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) Green.

14. Who was so pleased with Custer's decision to attend West Point that he gave him $200 for expenses?
(a) His father.
(b) The farmer, Mr. Monroe.
(c) The parent of one of his students.
(d) Congressman Bingham.

15. Who went along with Crazy Horse on night time raids of the settlers in Chapter 9?
(a) Young Man Afraid.
(b) Little Big Man.
(c) He Dog.
(d) Hump.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the expedition against the whites on the Plains in June 1865, who led the Cheyenne?

2. What did Crazy Horse "do for a living" according to Chapter 8?

3. What became a distinguishing mark of the 3rd Cavalry Division?

4. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?

5. What did the Oglalas call the road that the settlers knew as "The Oregon Trail"?

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