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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Helen pleased the last part of the trip as they approach Cheyenne territory?
(a) She can shoot birds for a sumptuous dinner.
(b) She can shoot the birds that she draws.
(c) She can shoot birds she uses to make special medicines.
(d) She can shoot birds and collect their feathers.

2. What effect does Phemie's victory in the races have on the women?
(a) It has no effect at all.
(b) They are frightened about how the men will react.
(c) They decide to demand qual treatment.
(d) They are united in their pleasure that a woman won.

3. What were May Dodd's feelings while she rode the train on her way to become one of the Brides for Indians?
(a) She is excited about going to marry an Indian as part of the program Brides for Indians.
(b) She reflects warmly about the feeling of safety she had at the asylum.
(c) She is considering how she can escape and find her way to the West to search for gold.
(d) She is happy to be free of the asylum and misses her own two children.

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

5. What happens to Whistling Elk, Ada Ware's husband, who shoots and kills Runs From Crow, Marie Blanche's husband?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is banished forever and not allowed near the community.
(c) He is exiled and must live on the outskirts of the camp.
(d) He is sent to the fort for a trial.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Mary initially willing to participate in the Brides for Indians program?

2. What does May do when she is told about the Black Hills gold?

3. How does May describe her first few days with the tribe?

4. What has Helen become during her time with the tribe?

5. During her "honeymoon," what does May learn to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are some of the people that May meets in those first few days of travel after leaving the asylum?

2. How do the people the women encounter on their journey feel about their mission?

3. Who is Lydia Bradley?

4. How does May describe the Cheyenne children?

5. How does May feel about Harry?

6. Who will May be living with in her new life with the tribe?

7. How do May and Captain Bourke feel about each other the first time they meet?

8. What happens when the Indians drink whiskey?

9. What happens at the shooting tournament?

10. How does May feel about Chief Little Wolf after he speaks out against Jules in the tribal council?

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