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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What ceremony does Old Lodge Skins perform?
(a) A manhood ceremony.
(b) A funeral ceremony.
(c) A wedding ceremony.
(d) His death ceremony.

2. What happens to Jack's horse as he rides one morning in chapter 18?
(a) It breaks a leg.
(b) It is shot in the neck.
(c) It chips a hoof.
(d) It falls off a cliff.

3. What job does Jack ask Custer for with the Seventh Calvary?
(a) Cook.
(b) Herder.
(c) Scout.
(d) Teamster.

4. Why did Custer cut off his hair?
(a) The military told him to.
(b) It got in his way.
(c) His mistress preferred it that way.
(d) His wife had a dream he was scalped.

5. How does Jack avoid being killed by three outlaws during the robbery of a train station?
(a) He convinces them he is an idiot, not worth killing.
(b) He convinces them he has a large band of outlaws they can join.
(c) He convinces them he is a law officer.
(d) He convinces them he is a Cheyenne Indian.

6. Who does Jack learn has died?
(a) Mrs. Pendrake.
(b) Sunshine.
(c) Olga.
(d) Caroline.

7. What does Amelia tell Jack before the wedding?
(a) She is his daughter.
(b) She was never a prostitute.
(c) She is not his niece.
(d) She is not a white woman.

8. Who does Jack run into, selling whiskey out of a barrel?
(a) His brother, Bill.
(b) His sister, Caroline.
(c) Younger Bear.
(d) His niece, Amelia.

9. What symbols are interpreted by Jack for Custer?
(a) Symbols of a note from a brave to a squaw.
(b) Symbols of a ritual.
(c) Symbols of a request for a treaty.
(d) Symbols of dying soldiers.

10. What does the leader of the scouts say when Jack tries to convince him to tell Custer how many Sioux they are following?
(a) Custer does not care.
(b) Custer already knows.
(c) Custer does not need to know.
(d) Custer can handle it.

11. Who does Jack discover Younger Bear is married to?
(a) Sunshine.
(b) A Cherokee woman.
(c) A white woman, Jack's first wife.
(d) Little Horse.

12. Where is Jack when he wakes?
(a) A military hospital.
(b) A prisoner tepee.
(c) A hotel room.
(d) Old Lodge Skins' tepee.

13. What causes Jack's new friend to have fits of fright?
(a) Gun shots.
(b) Children screaming.
(c) Loud noises.
(d) Loud music.

14. What does Jack believe happened to Sunshine and their son?
(a) They slipped past the soldiers.
(b) They were murdered.
(c) They were taken captive.
(d) They escaped with another Cheyenne band.

15. What is Jack told is wrong with the guns the soldiers have?
(a) The carbines jam.
(b) There is not enough ammunition.
(c) They take too long to load.
(d) The barrels tend to blow up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What historical figure has an Indian name similar to Jack's son?

2. Who does Jack believe his sister Caroline has most likely married?

3. How many Sioux does Jack believe the Seventh Calvary are following?

4. What special permission does Sunshine give to Jack upon his return home from visiting his childhood friends in chapter 17?

5. How old was Jack Crabb when he spoke into the recording machine?

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