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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. Which regiment stages a mutiny against Custer in Texas?
(a) 1st Texas Cavalry.
(b) 4th Colorado Cavalry.
(c) 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry.
(d) 2nd Kansas Cavalry.

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

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

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

5. Who shoots Crazy Horse in Chapter 17?
(a) Caspar Collins.
(b) No Water.
(c) Custer.
(d) Young Man Afraid.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much would the extra cavalry offered by Terry have increased Custer's fighting strength?

2. Who leads the charge at the Battle at Rosebud?

3. Which Native American scout remained with Custer as he first entered the Black Hills in 1874?

4. According to Chapter 13, what was the first financial offer that the government made to Plains tribes?

5. What was the Army's station from their fight at Little Bighorn and where Custer planned for them to return to after the battle?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Custer bored in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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