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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 does Amelia try to steal from Jack in chapter 21?

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

3. What Indians are preparing to battle against the Seventh Calvary?

4. Who is Ralph Fielding Snell?

5. What area is known as Greasy Grass to the Native Americans?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does the writer/editor say about his opinion of the truthfulness of Jack's story?

4. How does Jack go about making money to support Amelia?

5. What does Old Lodge Skins say to the body of Custer?

6. What tactics utilized by the Sioux is Jack surprised to see?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the Cheyenne Indians? How is there lifestyle in this novel different from that of the white man? How does Jack feel about the lifestyle he adopts with the Cheyenne? What is the Cheyenne's style of raising children? How does this differ from the style in which white men raise their children? How does this lifestyle impact Jack's growing personality? Which group of people does Jack appear to prefer in this novel?

Essay Topic 2

This novel depicts Indians slaughtering men and raping women because of a cultural misunderstanding. Discuss the differences in the culture between the Whites and the Indians. Why did the drunk white men slapping the Indians on the back set off a massacre? Why did Jack's show of concern for a young Indian brave cause them to become lifetime enemies? How did living with the Cheyenne during childhood affect Jack's personality and actions as an adult?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Bill? Why does he appear to be unwashed? What does this signify? Why does Jack not tell Bill who he is? What is the significance of the snake heads in Bill's barrel of whiskey? Why does this nearly cause the men to kill Bill? Why does Jack do nothing to stop this situation? What does Bill represent in Jack's mind?

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