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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. How does May react to the seer's predictions about the tribes future?
(a) She refuses to accept the prediction of a bad future.
(b) She pays no attention.
(c) She, too, sees a future of plenty.
(d) She, too, looks forward to a peaceful future.

2. How does Reverend Hare's performance on the night of the wild party affect the way the Indians feel about him?
(a) He is still given the respect due a holy man.
(b) He is banished from the camp.
(c) Nobody remembers anything.
(d) He is regarded as a coward.

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

4. What does May observe about the women who came to the tribe with her?
(a) They look very much like natives.
(b) They have maintained vestiges of their previous lives.
(c) They are counting the days until they can leave.
(d) They are unhappy with the tribe and let them know it.

5. What does May find repugnant about the religious practices of the Cheyenne?
(a) Condemnation of Christianity.
(b) Human sacrifices.
(c) Self mutiliation.
(d) The use of drugs.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does May observe about the roles of men and women in the tribe?

3. How does May describe Reverend Hare?

4. What is the President's Indian Peace Plan?

5. When Narcissa fails at converting the tribe, what does she try to do?

(see the answer key)

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