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

2. Why did Old Lodge Skins choose this person to accompany him?
(a) He is his wife's son.
(b) He is his son.
(c) He is his best friend.
(d) He is his adopted son.

3. What Indian artifact do the Seventh Calvary come across on the trail to Little Big Horn in chapter 27?
(a) A death scaffold.
(b) A sun dance lodge.
(c) A tepee.
(d) A stash of weapons.

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

5. What is frighteningly accurate about Jack's story?
(a) The details of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
(b) The names of the historic figures Jack met.
(c) The location of Custer's last stand.
(d) The time and place.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a second enemy to the Seventh Calvary's ability to survive?

2. What happens to the three outlaws who robbed the train station in chapter 19?

3. Who does Jack rediscover while out with his new friend in chapter 20?

4. Why does Jack think Custer is crazy?

5. Who does Jack find among the American dead, taking a scalp in chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who does Jack discover Younger Bear has taken for a wife?

2. Who is Caroline fighting in the streets when Jack arrives in Cheyenne, Wyoming?

3. How does Jack finally become a scout? Who is he to report to?

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

5. What is Jack's intention when he takes Amelia from the brothel?

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

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

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

9. 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?

10. What scam does Jack pull in order to afford to put Amelia into a good school?

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