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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is this person fighting with?
(a) Morning Star.
(b) Calamity Jane.
(c) Caroline.
(d) Sunshine.

2. How does Jack avoid being killed by three outlaws during the robbery of a train station?
(a) He convinces them he is a law officer.
(b) He convinces them he is an idiot, not worth killing.
(c) He convinces them he is a Cheyenne Indian.
(d) He convinces them he has a large band of outlaws they can join.

3. What job does Jack ask Custer for with the Seventh Calvary?
(a) Teamster.
(b) Herder.
(c) Scout.
(d) Cook.

4. Why is Custer in a hurry to engage the Sioux?
(a) To keep travelers in the area safe.
(b) To engage before another force arrives and engages them.
(c) To keep the Sioux from disappearing.
(d) To engage before a rival arrives.

5. What does Old Lodge Skins do after the ceremony?
(a) He smokes a peace pipe.
(b) He throws a party.
(c) He dies.
(d) He returns to the tribe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jack refuse to cheat at cards after the first time in chapter 21?

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

3. Why does a man pull a gun on Jack's new friend in a bar?

4. Why did Old Lodge Skins choose this person to accompany him?

5. What does Amelia tell Jack before the wedding?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jack believe Custer is not struck down by bullets and arrows as he walks on the battlefield?

2. What ritual does Jack witness Old Lodge Skins perform?

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

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

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

6. How does Jack wound Wild Bill's pride during a gun fight?

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

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

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

10. What job does Jack attempt to get with the Seventh Calvary?

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