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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does May describe the cowboys she sees?
(a) Dingy, dirty, and very smelly.
(b) Vulgar and difficult to get along with.
(c) Stupid, and obviously only capable of spending time with cows.
(d) As colorful and festive as the books she has seen.

2. What does Gretchen tell her husband after he wagers her for whiskey with Jules Seminole?
(a) She can make him rich if he will be good to her.
(b) That she wants the whiskey to sell.
(c) She is going to kill him.
(d) To not come back to her tent.

3. For the last part of their journey to the Indians, what do the women ride in?
(a) A very uncomfortable cart.
(b) In a train car.
(c) On horseback.
(d) A somewhat uncomfortable covered wagon.

4. What does Jimmy come to May's tent to ask?
(a) To go to Captain Bourke's tent.
(b) He wants her to ride with him for the rest of the trip.
(c) He fears for her safety.
(d) If she will help him with the horses.

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

6. Sitting in the tipi at the end of her arrival day in camp, what does May realize?
(a) This is a tremendous opportunity even though it is frightening.
(b) Perhaps the insane asylum was not as bad as she thought.
(c) She has always been foolish and impetuous.
(d) She is looking forward to the adventure.

7. As the women approach the Indian tribe, what do they learn about the Indians?
(a) Their families have been told the truth about their mission.
(b) There is unrest between the Indian tribes and between the Indians and white people.
(c) The Cheyenne Indian tribe will be coming to meet them.
(d) The Indians are having second thoughts about the program.

8. When the Cheyenne come to inspect the white women, what does May realize that Captain Bourke understands?
(a) He knows she will be safe and cared for.
(b) The Chief has selected May for his own.
(c) He is relieved that he is about to deliver the women.
(d) He is in love with her and wants her to stay with him.

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

10. After the Indians inspect the woman, what is May certain of?
(a) The Indians will not return because they are not happy.
(b) She has made a terrible decision to come to this place.
(c) The Indians will go off and fight over the women.
(d) She has been chosen by the apparent chief of the tribe.

11. What is Captain Bourke's comment about May Dodd's suggestion that the woman might be able to bring an appreciation for white civilization to the savages?
(a) The women should go home.
(b) The woman have a good chance of civilizing the Indians.
(c) It is impossible for Indians to understand the white man's culture.
(d) The mission of the women is doomed to failure.

12. What two things does May stop doing because of the cruel way she is treated while staying with the family of Lieutenant James?
(a) She stops writing in her journal and stops taking walks.
(b) She stops writing in her journal and stops paying any attention to the soldier's requests.
(c) She refuses to eat and stops taking walks.
(d) She refuses to eat and stops writing in her journal.

13. How does May describe the train they use to get to Fort Laramie in comparison to their transportation from Chicago?
(a) Luxurious.
(b) Filthy.
(c) Somewhat more comfortable.
(d) Even more spartan and uncomfortable.

14. How does May describe some farmers in the field?
(a) Very interested in the women.
(b) Lazy and shiftless with fields that suffer from neglect.
(c) Gaunt and hopeless as they try to plow the fields.
(d) Healthy and successful, plowing beautiful fields.

15. Why is Helen Flight interested in birds?
(a) She is a naturalist.
(b) She designs hats and uses their feathers.
(c) She studies bird anatomy and physiology.
(d) She collects recipes for cooking birds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the women treated when they first entered the Indian camp?

2. How do the women feel about staying with Phemie?

3. What does May observe about Indian social structure?

4. What does May say about her children in her letter to Harry?

5. On the night she was taken to the asylum, what happened to Mary's babies?

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