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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 9, what white man does Crazy Horse develop a friendship with?
(a) Joseph Smith.
(b) Caspar Collins.
(c) Jedidiah Smith.
(d) William O. Collins.

2. According to the author in Chapter 7, what was the ultimate difference between Crazy Horse and Custer?
(a) Religious beliefs.
(b) Ability to ride a horse.
(c) Their mood.
(d) Hunting skills.

3. What was Custer's first nickname at West Point?
(a) Curly.
(b) Cinnamon.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Fanny.

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

5. How old was Custer when he graduated from the Academy and started his first paying job?
(a) Eighteen.
(b) Twenty.
(c) Sixteen.
(d) Seventeen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Custer vote for in the 1864 election for president?

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

3. According to the author, who has written the definitive biography of George Custer?

4. Who was mortally wounded from Custer's charge against the Confederates at Yellow Tavern?

5. According to the author in Chapter 7, why is Custer's culture more productive than Crazy Horse's?

Short Essay Questions

1. What charm did Crazy Horse receive in 1862 or 1863 and from whom? What was the charm supposed to do?

2. How did the Cheyenne and Sioux plan for the big expedition against the settlers and soldiers in the summer of 1865?

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

4. Why was Custer turned down for a command of a new Michigan cavalry regiment?

5. Explain Crazy Horse's religion.

6. According to the author, what led Curly to seek a vision in Chapter 4?

7. What religion did the Custer family practice, and where did they worship?

8. Describe what happened when Custer and his wife left for the Wilderness Campaign.

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

10. Custer only took one leave from West Point. When and where did he go?

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