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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. When did Custer leave for Fort McPherson?
(a) July, 1869.
(b) May, 1866.
(c) August, 1868.
(d) June, 1867.

2. What is Crazy Horse's daughter called?
(a) Smiles-a-Lot.
(b) They-Are-Afraid-of-Her.
(c) She-Who-Yells.
(d) White Petal.

3. Where was Custer's version of the Reno scouting expedition published?
(a) New York Herald.
(b) Boston Globe.
(c) St. Louis Dispatch.
(d) Chicago Times.

4. In Chapter 19, who is mentioned as being "drunk nearly all the time"?
(a) Charley Agard.
(b) Gary Owen.
(c) Harry Reynolds.
(d) Fred Grant.

5. Along what trail did the army plan to build a fort in 1866?
(a) Bozeman.
(b) Oregon.
(c) Overland.
(d) Santa Fe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Crazy Horse mourn his daughter's death for three days and nights?

2. Who was placed in charge of the Department of the Mississippi?

3. What river takes the Custer party to Alexandria?

4. Who was the Cheyenne leader at Little Bighorn?

5. Whose brains splattered on Reno's face during fire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Crazy Horse's friend, He Dog, decide to do before the battle at Rosebud?

2. How does Sitting Bull describe Custer's death?

3. Describe Red Cloud in 1866 and what makes him a good leader.

4. What were agency Indians?

5. According to the author, what mistakes did Custer make at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

6. What route did Custer's party take to Texas?

7. How does E.B. Taylor induce Indian leaders to sign treaties?

8. Sitting Bull is referred to as the most famous Native American ever. Why?

9. Describe Little Bighorn.

10. Crazy Horse becomes a leader of a band of Sioux in Chapter 20. Explain what this means.

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