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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. In Chapter12, how many times a year might Crazy Horse go on a buffalo hunt?

2. According to the author in Chapter 7, why is Custer's culture more productive than Crazy Horse's?

3. What old friend did Custer persuade General Pleasonton to give him as as aide?

4. At what ages did Custer and Crazy Horse become recognized leaders?

5. In 1865, the Oglala resurrected a system of government that acted as a chief's society. The seven men over forty who served were called what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain George Armstrong Custer's birth order.

2. Who is Custer's first love, and how does he know her?

3. According to the author, what led Curly to seek a vision in Chapter 4?

4. What did De Crevecoeur have in mind when he wrote, "The American is a new man who acts on new principles"?

5. What is a kola and who was the kola of Curly?

6. Who is Francis Parkman, and why is he significant in the beginning chapters?

7. In what ways did Custer and Crazy Horse stand out in a crowd?

8. What were some of Crazy Horse's idiosyncracies as . noted before he went into battle?

9. In Chapter 3, why was Curly encouraged to look up to young warriors? In what way did he not?

10. Chapter 2 speaks of the 19th century attitude of "getting rid of it." What does this refer to?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the importance of visions among the Sioux, in general, and Crazy Horse's vision, specifically. What do you think of the concept of allowing a vision to determine your life's path?

Essay Topic 2

Choose the man, Crazy Horse or Custer, whom you most admire most after reading this book.Write an essay on why you admire this man, providing facts from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of Chapter 13, the author quotes Captain William Fetterman as saying, "With eighty men, I can ride through the entire Sioux nation." Discuss what Fetterman means by this statement and what such a statement says about him.

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