1. How did Crazy Horse's Vision Quest affect the rest of his life?

2. Compare and contrast Crazy Horse's leadership style to that of one of the other chiefs, such as Sitting Bull or Red Cloud, who made different decisions from him at key points.

3. Every person has at least one character flaw, or personal failure. What was Crazy Horse's?

4. Sitting Bull ended up leaving the U.S. and going to Canada, where he felt the people showed Indians more respect for their way of life. As they expanded, how did the two nations differ in relating to the various Indian tribes?

5. Freedman notes that the U.S. soldiers and leaders thought that Crazy Horse would become a successful peacetime leader. Do you think he could have?

6. If he had not been frustrated by pressure to take on an unwanted leadership role...