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

2. What is Captain Bourke concerned about when he is alone with May in his tent?
(a) Their future together.
(b) Her being forbidden to become an Indian bride.
(c) Any sense of impropriety that might concern May.
(d) The possibility that he will be demoted.

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

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

5. What message does Gertie bring from the fort?
(a) Gold has been found in the Black Hills.
(b) The Cheyenne are about to be attacked by enemy tribes.
(c) The women have been abandoned by the government.
(d) The women have been recalled back to Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do May and Captain Bourke do in his tent, according to the entry of April 22nd?

2. How does May describe the cowboys she sees?

3. Who is Jules Seminole?

4. What does Jules Seminole tell May is the reason Chief Little Wolf will never kill him?

5. What is Narcissa White's reaction to the destructive events the night the Indians drink the whiskey?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Jimmy?

2. How does May feel about Harry?

3. How does May feel about the beginning of her trip?

4. Who is Martha, and how does she help May?

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

6. What is discovered in the Black Hills that will change everything for the Cheyenne?

7. How does May feel about the Indian's relationship with nature and their lives in the camp?

8. What is unique about Phemie?

9. After encountering Jules Seminole, how does May feel about Chief Little Wolf?

10. What happens when the Indians drink whiskey?

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