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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who led the attack on Black Kettle's band of Cheyenne at Sand Creek in 1864?
2. How did Crazy Horse spend his teenage years according to Chapter 7?
3. Who did Custer become an aide to in 1863?
4. When did Custer enter West Point Military Academy?
5. What element of the weather do the Plains and the seashore share?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Custer's first love, and how does he know her?
2. What were some of Crazy Horse's idiosyncracies as . noted before he went into battle?
3. What did the chiefs' society that resumed in 1865 involve and what was Crazy Horse's role?
4. What charm did Crazy Horse receive in 1862 or 1863 and from whom? What was the charm supposed to do?
5. What differences did General McClellan have against the Lincoln administration?
6. Describe Curly's first human kill.
7. Why do men and animals congregate in the tree groves on the Great Plains in Chapter 1?
8. What type of furniture did Custer have at West Point?
9. Custer only took one leave from West Point. When and where did he go?
10. Describe what happened when Custer and his wife left for the Wilderness Campaign.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In "Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors," author Stephen Ambrose attempts to find parallels between two warriors in history. In your opinion, is Ambrose successful, or are the two men more different than Ambrose leads us to believe in the Introduction?
Essay Topic 2
On more than one occasion, the author has compared Custer to famed World War II general, George S. Patton. Research the life of Patton, then compare and contrast the two men.
Essay Topic 3
The loss of a friend (Hump), his brother (Little Hawk), and ,then , his daughter had its effect on Crazy Horse. In addition, Crazy Horse's efforts to be with Black Buffalo Woman failed; therefore, he lost her as well. On the surface, he appeared even more quiet and would disappear for weeks at a time. Discuss the effect of grief in the life of Crazy Horse.
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