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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 5 October, 8 October, 10 October and 14 October 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the President's Indian Peace Plan?
(a) It will teach Indians to live like white people.
(b) It involves coming to a peaceful agreement with the Indian leaders.
(c) It involves sending the Cheyenne children to church-affiliated boarding schools.
(d) It will send Indian representatives to live among white people.

2. What does May do in the first morning with the Indian tribe that amuses the Indians?
(a) She sings to herself while she works in the fields.
(b) She reads her book every night.
(c) She follows them to the place they bathe and bathes herself.
(d) She insists on preparing meals the way she used to.

3. What does the tribal seer see for the future of the tribe?
(a) Hope.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Disaster.
(d) Peace.

4. What are some of the Cheyenne joining the Sioux to do?
(a) Attack the Red Cloud Agency.
(b) Raid the settlers in the Black Hills.
(c) Attack the fort.
(d) Prepare to fight for the Black Hills.

5. How does May describe Reverend Hare?
(a) A kindly man respected by all.
(b) A doddering old fool whom no one pays any attention to.
(c) A scholarly man studying the Indian culture.
(d) A lazy man who takes advantage of his position.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to May's diary, what does Narcissa White considers herself to be?

2. The women try to keep in touch but are often too tired to do so. When May finally sees Phemie again, what does Phemie tell her?

3. What does May observe about the women who came to the tribe with her?

4. How does Reverend Hare's performance on the night of the wild party affect the way the Indians feel about him?

5. What does May find repugnant about the religious practices of the Cheyenne?

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