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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 is Mitch Bouyer?
2. What did Custer have his photo taken with in the Black Hills?
3. What river takes the Custer party to Alexandria?
4. In what city did Custer and his wife have their portraits painted in Chapter 14?
5. What did Custer name as one of the chief pleasures he and Libbie enjoyed on the Plains?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Red Cloud in 1866 and what makes him a good leader.
2. How does Sitting Bull describe Custer's death?
3. Why was Custer's desertion rate in Kansas so high?
4. 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?
5. What route did Custer's party take to Texas?
6. Crazy Horse becomes a leader of a band of Sioux in Chapter 20. Explain what this means.
7. What did the government mean about "civilization" in the Treaty of 1868?
8. What is the "Panic of 1873"?
9. According to the author, what mistakes did Custer make at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
10. According to the author, what was the first time that Crazy Horse's actions affected Custer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The loss of a friend (Hump), his brother (Little Hawk), and ,then , his daughter had its effect on Crazy Horse. In addition, Crazy Horse's efforts to be with Black Buffalo Woman failed; therefore, he lost her as well. On the surface, he appeared even more quiet and would disappear for weeks at a time. Discuss the effect of grief in the life of Crazy Horse.
Essay Topic 2
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 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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