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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 what city did Custer and his wife have their portraits painted in Chapter 14?

2. Who does Crazy Horse marry in 1872?

3. What do Sioux call the Black Hills?

4. In 1867, a Missouri senator complains about the Indian wars costing the government at least how much daily?

5. At the Battle of Washita, what tune did Custer have the band play?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were agency Indians?

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. According to the author, what mistakes did Custer make at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

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

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

10. How does E.B. Taylor induce Indian leaders to sign treaties?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter Eleven, the author describes Custer as "wallowing" in romanticism. Analyze the connection between romanticism and war.

Essay Topic 2

Based on Part I only, compare and contrast Crazy Horse and Custer. In your opinion, does the author have enough similarities between these two men for any interesting analysis of their lives?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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