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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. Why is Custer in a hurry to engage the Sioux?

2. What type of Indian artifact do the soldier encounter on the trail of the Sioux Indians in chapter 26?

3. What tactics do the Sioux use as the Battle of Little Big Horn begins?

4. What job does Custer offer Jack?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. Why does Jack steal a soldier's uniform from a dead soldier?

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

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

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

10. What historic lawman does Jack meet while traveling with buffalo skinners? Whose life does this lawman save?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss one of the following bands of Indians, including information related to the time period in which this novel is set:

1) Cheyenne

2) Crow

3) Sioux.

Essay Topic 2

What is unique about the narration of this novel? Why does the fictional writer/editor feel the need to make comment about the narration before and after it is presented? Whose voice does most of the story appear in? Why? What is significant about this narration? Is the narrator a reliable narrator? Is the story true? How can the story be verified? Has it been?

Essay Topic 3

Who is Caroline? How does Caroline help Jack escape the wagon train? Why does Caroline join the Indian band? Why does Caroline hide her gender? What does Caroline leave Jack with the Indians? What kind of jobs does Caroline try to get for herself? Why does she pick masculine oriented jobs? Who did Caroline become engaged to while working as a nurse in the Civil War? Why did this relationship end? When does Caroline go insane? Was this foreshadowed? How did Jack figure out what her state of mind was?

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