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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Bourke say to May the evening before leaving the women with the Cheyenne?
(a) He insists that she return to the fort every month.
(b) He insists that she return to her family immediately.
(c) He forbids her to go with the Indians.
(d) He feels she should go to one of the other tribes.

2. What does May teach Chief Little Wolf how to do on their "honeymoon"?
(a) Laugh and dive.
(b) Swim and kiss.
(c) Swim and dive.
(d) Jog and swim.

3. What does May see is so damaging to the Indians?
(a) Promiscuity.
(b) Smoking.
(c) War games.
(d) Whiskey.

4. 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?
(a) She is already married and enjoying her new life.
(b) She has taken control of her life by refusing to do the menial labor.
(c) She has negotiated her freedom.
(d) She has refused to participate in the Brides for Indians program.

5. How does May describe her first few days with the tribe?
(a) Spent under guard in her tent.
(b) Full of hard, physical labor and no privacy.
(c) Spent learning sign language.
(d) Boring and tedious with nothing to do.

6. When Narcissa fails at converting the tribe, what does she try to do?
(a) Train some to become good servants for white people.
(b) Train some to be teachers so they can spread civilization.
(c) Teach some to knit and crochet so they can earn a living.
(d) Teach some to learn to trade to bring wealth to the Indians.

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

8. What does Jules Seminole tell May is the reason Chief Little Wolf will never kill him?
(a) It is forbidden to kill a member of the tribe.
(b) As a member of the tribe, he is able to do anything he wants.
(c) He will be leaving soon.
(d) Chief Little Wolf is afraid of him and can not kill him.

9. Who is Jimmy?
(a) The young man who supplies the food.
(b) A rough lad who knows a lot about the country's topography.
(c) The young man who will help bring back the horses.
(d) The young man who is going to trade with the Indians.

10. Why was Mary initially willing to participate in the Brides for Indians program?
(a) To make money.
(b) To get away from her parents.
(c) To escape the asylum.
(d) To go to the West.

11. What does May do when she is told about the Black Hills gold?
(a) She tells the women so they can return to the fort.
(b) She tells the women so they can mine the gold for protection in the future.
(c) She keeps the information to herself for the time being.
(d) She tells the Cheyenne so they can start mining the gold.

12. During the final part of the trip to meet the Cheyenne, what does Captain Bourke tell the women about the Indians?
(a) Only by trading with the Indians can they be civilized.
(b) The Brides for Indians program may be able to save the Indians.
(c) The Indians must be subdued by a superior military force before they can be civilized.
(d) The Indian civilization must be completely destroyed.

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

14. According to May's diary, what does Narcissa White considers herself to be?
(a) An official representative of the American Church Missionary Society.
(b) A Christian who should spend her time praying.
(c) A powerful, spiritual force who believes her children will civilize the tribe.
(d) A beautiful woman who should have the best husband.

15. What does Reverend Hare tell May she is when she returns to camp?
(a) A lost woman who must seek spiritual guidance.
(b) A Godless woman.
(c) A good Christian woman who has been misguided.
(d) A sinner who must repent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May believe happened during the wedding ceremony?

2. Who is Jules Seminole?

3. What amusing incident occurs while the women are being chosen by their Indian husbands-to-be?

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

5. How does May describe herself during a conversation at the dinner table about religion?

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