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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. When did Custer leave for Fort McPherson?
2. One of the boys who listened to Crazy Horse tell stories became a famous holy man. Who was it?
3. According to Chapter 13, what was the first financial offer that the government made to Plains tribes?
4. Who operated as the rear guard in the fight against the Shoshoni in Chapter 17?
5. In Chapter 17, who is quoted as saying, "We were up against it from the start"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Little Bighorn.
2. What did General Sherman hope to have happen when he pushed for the 1868 peace treaty with the Sioux?
3. According to the author, what mistakes did Custer make at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
4. Crazy Horse becomes a leader of a band of Sioux in Chapter 20. Explain what this means.
5. What route did Custer's party take to Texas?
6. What did Crazy Horse's friend, He Dog, decide to do before the battle at Rosebud?
7. Describe the Sun Dance held at Rosebud.
8. Why did Crazy Horse keep his feelings for Black Buffalo Woman secret?
9. How does E.B. Taylor induce Indian leaders to sign treaties?
10. Describe Red Cloud in 1866 and what makes him a good leader.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why do you think that the author chose to write about two very different men instead of a biography of a single man? In your opinion, does he do this successfully? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Ambrose says that Sherman put "a joker in the deck" of the 1869 Treaty. He calls that joker civilization. Write an essay about what the treaty required of the Sioux relating to civilization. Why does the author refer to this as a "joker"?
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