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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. Why says in Chapter 18, "There are not many joyous people here"?
(a) Tom Custer.
(b) Lieutenant Stanley.
(c) Custer.
(d) Libbie Custer.

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

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

4. Who leads the charge at the Battle at Rosebud?
(a) General Crook.
(b) Crazy Horse.
(c) Sitting Bull.
(d) General Custer.

5. What political party did Custer officially endorse in 1866?
(a) National Union party.
(b) Libertarian party.
(c) Democratic party.
(d) Republican party.

Short Answer Questions

1. When E.B. Taylor met with Red Cloud, what did he raise the annual annuities to?

2. Who does Crazy Horse marry in 1872?

3. What was the first banking house to fail in 1873?

4. Who is Mitch Bouyer?

5. When do Custer and Crazy Horse first fight in the same battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why was Custer's desertion rate in Kansas so high?

3. What two men taught Custer the most about the Plains and the tribes that live there?

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

5. What were agency Indians?

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

7. What did General Sherman hope to have happen when he pushed for the 1868 peace treaty with the Sioux?

8. What was the real purpose of inviting Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and other Indian leaders to Washington in 1870?

9. What happened in 1840 when some Sioux brought yellow nuggets of gold to Father De Smet?

10. Why did Crazy Horse keep his feelings for Black Buffalo Woman secret?

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