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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. What was the Army's station from their fight at Little Bighorn and where Custer planned for them to return to after the battle?

2. What was the title of Libbie's description of her and her husband's time at Fort Hays?

3. Along what trail did the army plan to build a fort in 1866?

4. What river takes the Custer party to Alexandria?

5. What did Custer name as one of the chief pleasures he and Libbie enjoyed on the Plains?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe Red Cloud in 1866 and what makes him a good leader.

3. By the spring of 1866, what progress has been made on the railroads, and what are the future plans?

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

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

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

7. Describe the Sun Dance held at Rosebud.

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

9. Crazy Horse becomes a leader of a band of Sioux in Chapter 20. Explain what this means.

10. What change does becoming a father have on Crazy Horse?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the Battle at Rosebud, Crazy Horse tells his men, "It's a good day to die." This phrase has often been repeated by others. What do you think Crazy Horse meant? Are there other possible meanings?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways are the language and ideas in "Crazy Horse and Custer," originally published in 1975, dated? Look particularly at words used in discussing both Native and African Americans.

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