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

2. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?
(a) Going to school.
(b) Competing against others.
(c) Playing practical jokes.
(d) Trying to do something and be somebody.

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

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

5. What year was George Armstrong Custer born?
(a) 1841.
(b) 1838.
(c) 1839.
(d) 1835.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Custer's nickname as a boy?

2. What event occurred on February 9, 1864?

3. At age ten, Custer went to live with his half-sister and her new husband who lived in __________.

4. About how much did Crazy Horse weigh at the age of 24?

5. Approximately how many men served under Custer at Gettysburg?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, why was Curly encouraged to look up to young warriors? In what way did he not?

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

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

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

6. Explain Crazy Horse's religion.

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

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

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

10. What did De Crevecoeur have in mind when he wrote, "The American is a new man who acts on new principles"?

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