View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Between Custer and Crazy Horse, who came from a modest background, according to Chapter 12?
(a) Both men.
(b) Custer.
(c) Crazy Horse.
(d) Neither man.

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

4. What did the Oglalas call the road that the settlers knew as "The Oregon Trail"?
(a) The White Man's Road.
(b) The Solder's Trail.
(c) Laramie Trail.
(d) The Holy Road.

5. What is the WPPA?
(a) West Point Provincial Academy.
(b) West Point Protestant Academy.
(c) West Point Protocol Association.
(d) West Point Protective Association.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, who writes, "I captured the greatest prize of all"?

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

3. Who wrote to Custer, "...I had to weep for joy that the recollection was sweet in your memory"?

4. What more than tripled in Ohio from 1828 to 1850?

5. What are the Lance Owners?

Short Essay Questions

1. Chapter 2 speaks of the 19th century attitude of "getting rid of it." What does this refer to?

2. In Chapter 12, both men are described as finding the "rush of hot, fresh blood exciting." In what ways is this demonstrated?

3. Who is Custer's first love, and how does he know her?

4. In what ways did Custer and Crazy Horse stand out in a crowd?

5. What were some of Crazy Horse's idiosyncracies as . noted before he went into battle?

6. Explain Crazy Horse's religion.

7. What were the results of Custer's leadership on the Wilderness campaign of May, 1864?

8. Who is Francis Parkman, and why is he significant in the beginning chapters?

9. Describe the plunder that George Bent reports he sees in an Indian camp as the Sioux and Cheyenne attack settlements along the Platte River.

10. How are Crazy Horse and Custer viewed during their late teens?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 677 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample