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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 Old Lodge Skins do after the ceremony?

2. Who stops the fight that nearly leads to the whiskey sellers death?

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

4. What ceremony does Old Lodge Skins perform?

5. What happened to Jack Crabb when he finished speaking into the recording machine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who does Jack believe the prostitute is that Wild Bill has purchased for him in a local brothel?

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

5. Why does Jack believe his killing of Custer after the attack at Washita would have altered history?

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

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

8. 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?

9. Who cares for Jack after he collapses in a snow bank?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is Younger Bear? Why does Younger Bear dislike Jack? Why do they become enemies when they are still young boys? Why does Younger Bear bring Jack the scalp of a Crow Indian he killed? Why does Jack insist that Younger Bear whose him a life? How does Younger Bear pay Jack back that one life? What is significant about this moment between the two men? Why does Younger Bear rejoice that Jack has survived his injuries? What will happen next between these two men?

Essay Topic 2

Who is Jack Crabbs? Why does the writer want to write a story about him? What is significant about Jack Crabbs' life? How old is Jack Crabbs? Is it possible for a person to live that long? Does Jack Crabbs age bring question to his claims? What took place in the seventy years between the end of Jack's story and his life? Why is this missing time significant? How does this missing time suggest something missing to Jack's story? Is Jack's story true?

Essay Topic 3

What is the Seventh Calvary? What is the history of the Seventh Calvary? Who is the leader of the Seventh Calvary? When was the Seventh Calvary formed? What role did it play in the Civil War? What role did it play after the Civil War? For what purpose? What is the Seventh Calvary's role in the Battle of Little Bighorn? What is the outcome?

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