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

2. What does Jack and Sunshine name their new son?

3. What does Old Lodge Skins' companion build after the ceremony is complete?

4. Why is Younger Bear happy Jack has survived?

5. Who does Jack run into, selling whiskey out of a barrel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Jack come to believe Caroline has gone insane?

8. What happened to Jack after telling his story to the writer/editor?

9. Where does Jack go after the Battle of Little Big Horn?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the following historical figures, comparing the history of their lives and the stories told about them in this novel:

1) George Armstrong Custer

2) Wild Bill Hickok

3) Walt Whitman

4) Wyatt Earp.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

What is the purpose of this novel? Why does the fictional author/editor want to tell Jack's story? Does the fictional author/editor believe Jack's story? What would the historical impact be if Jack's story were true? How many white children might possibly have been raised by Indians in this time period? Are Jack's claims realistic?

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