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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 17, who is quoted as saying, "We were up against it from the start"?
(a) Custer.
(b) Little Hawk.
(c) Hump.
(d) Crazy Horse.

2. What Oglala enters Custer's camp soon after Custer arrives in Nebraska?
(a) Red Cloud.
(b) Spotted Tail.
(c) Young Man Afraid.
(d) Pawnee Killer.

3. In 1868, approximately how many troops were stationed on the frontier?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 40,000.
(c) 55,000.
(d) 70,000.

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

5. Who is Medicine Bill?
(a) A warrior.
(b) A trader.
(c) A scout.
(d) A hunter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Cheyenne leader at Little Bighorn?

2. What weapon was Crazy Horse carrying at Little Bighorn?

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

4. Carrington read the Bible every morning in what languages?

5. Custer wrote to Libbie that the "Indians have a new name for me." What was it?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the government mean about "civilization" in the Treaty of 1868?

2. What change does becoming a father have on Crazy Horse?

3. Describe the Sun Dance held at Rosebud.

4. According to the author, what was the first time that Crazy Horse's actions affected Custer?

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 21, the author relates that large numbers of Native Americans are leaving the agencies in 1875. There were "almost as many motives for going north as there were Indians making the trek." What are some of the reasons?

9. By the spring of 1866, what progress has been made on the railroads, and what are the future plans?

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

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