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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Old Lodge Skins want to see on the battlefield?
(a) Lavender.
(b) The Sioux warriors.
(c) Custer.
(d) Botts.

2. What special permission does Sunshine give to Jack upon his return home from visiting his childhood friends in chapter 17?
(a) To sleep with her three sisters.
(b) To return to white civilization.
(c) To go on a long trip.
(d) To take a second wife.

3. Why does Jack put Amelia in a hotel?
(a) To use her for his own purposes.
(b) To give her a place to stay.
(c) To clean her up and turn her into a lady.
(d) To give her to his friend.

4. What does Jack do to earn a large amount of money in chapter 21?
(a) Buffalo hunter.
(b) Mule skinner.
(c) Cheat at cards.
(d) Rob banks.

5. What does Wild Bill Hickok teach Jack?
(a) How to fight with a knife.
(b) How to play poker.
(c) How to rob banks.
(d) How to use a gun.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Custer finally makes Jack a scout, who does he order that he report to?

2. What happens to Jack's horse as he rides one morning in chapter 18?

3. Why does Jack think Custer is crazy?

4. Where does Jack's friend invite him after a meal in a restaurant in chapter 20?

5. What Indian artifact do the Seventh Calvary come across on the trail to Little Big Horn in chapter 27?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jack learn when he attempts to convince the leader of the scouts to tell Custer about the size of the Indian group they are following?

2. Why does Custer rush the attack on the Sioux Indians?

3. What job does Jack attempt to get with the Seventh Calvary?

4. What is the rumor about why George Custer has cut off his long hair?

5. Where does Jack wake up? Who has saved his life? Why?

6. Who is Wild Bill Hickok? Why is he afraid of being shot?

7. What does Jack learn are the Seventh Calvary's two biggest enemies?

8. Who attacks the Cheyenne village where Jack is living at Washita?

9. How does Jack wound Wild Bill's pride during a gun fight?

10. What is significant about the name given to Jack's son with Sunshine?

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