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

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

3. What does May observe about the tribe's children?
(a) They are quiet and shy and won't come anywhere near her.
(b) They are rude and poorly behaved.
(c) They may help bridge the gap between the two cultures.
(d) They are aloof and distant and have no interest in any of the women.

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

5. What does May believe after her honeymoon with Chief Little Wolf?
(a) That the women need to get together to compare notes.
(b) She has found the one, true love of her life.
(c) That the Chief will be her window to the tribe.
(d) That the whole mission is doomed to failure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lydia Bradley?

2. What does May observe about Indian social structure?

3. 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?

4. Why is May sent to the asylum?

5. May and Captain Bourke find they both share an interest in what subject?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the first journal end under the direction of Phemie?

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

3. What happens when the Indians drink whiskey?

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

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

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

7. What does Captain Bourke feel is the only way to civilize the Indians?

8. How are the women first greeted by the Cheyenne?

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

10. What does May learn about the fort Indians and the Indians living with their tribes?

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