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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. How much did the leather cap that West Point cadets were required to wear weigh?
(a) Three pounds.
(b) Five pounds.
(c) Six pounds.
(d) One pound.

2. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?
(a) 180 pounds.
(b) 140 pounds.
(c) 160 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said "fighting for fun is rare"?

2. In Chapter 11, who on Custer's household staff took care of the horses?

3. What was Custer's first nickname at West Point?

4. What color were Custer's eyes?

5. In Chapter 7, what was constricting in Custer's life?

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

4. What did the chiefs' society that resumed in 1865 involve and what was Crazy Horse's role?

5. Explain Crazy Horse's religion.

6. How did Colonel Chivington set up the events of the Sand Creek Massacre?

7. What differences did General McClellan have against the Lincoln administration?

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

9. What type of furniture did Custer have at West Point?

10. Describe Curly's first human kill.

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