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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. In the last five months of 1866, how many times did the Sioux attack Fort Phil Kearny?

2. What position is Custer offered in Chapter 14 that pays $10,000 a year?

3. What bad news did Custer receive on January 31, 1866?

4. Whose brains splattered on Reno's face during fire?

5. What do the Cheyenne call the battle at Rosebud?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened in 1840 when some Sioux brought yellow nuggets of gold to Father De Smet?

2. How does E.B. Taylor induce Indian leaders to sign treaties?

3. How does Sitting Bull describe Custer's death?

4. Why was Custer's desertion rate in Kansas so high?

5. What did the government mean about "civilization" in the Treaty of 1868?

6. Describe Little Bighorn.

7. Describe the Sun Dance held at Rosebud.

8. According to the author, what mistakes did Custer make at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

9. What were agency Indians?

10. What is the "Panic of 1873"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both Crazy Horse and Custer came from patriarchal societies. Discuss the effect this had on both men.

Essay Topic 2

Choose the man, Crazy Horse or Custer, whom you most admire most after reading this book.Write an essay on why you admire this man, providing facts from the book to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Reread the section about Pretty Boy being a winkte. What was the Sioux attitude about being a winkte, and how does that compare to today's attitudes about gay people?

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