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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. What element of the weather do the Plains and the seashore share?

3. How did Custer spend his teenager years according to Chapter 7?

4. Of the 267 Union soldiers executed during the Civil War, how many were executed for desertion?

5. Approximately how many men served under Custer at Gettysburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Cheyenne and Sioux plan for the big expedition against the settlers and soldiers in the summer of 1865?

2. What was the demerit policy of West Point when Custer attended? How many demerits did he regularly receive?

3. In Chapter 12, both men are described as finding the "rush of hot, fresh blood exciting." In what ways is this demonstrated?

4. Describe what happened when Custer and his wife left for the Wilderness Campaign.

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

6. What type of furniture did Custer have at West Point?

7. In Chapter 11, why does the author describe Custer as a romantic?

8. Custer only took one leave from West Point. When and where did he go?

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

10. Why was Custer turned down for a command of a new Michigan cavalry regiment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Reread the section about Pretty Boy being a winkte. What was the Sioux attitude about being a winkte, and how does that compare to today's attitudes about gay people?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Custer's attitude and actions toward the South, in general, and slavery, specifically. How does this relate to his attitude and actions toward Native Americans?

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