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

2. Two days after May meets Captain Bourke, where does he invite her to do?
(a) Take a look at the horses.
(b) Look around the fort.
(c) Have an after dinner drink.
(d) Take a stroll.

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

4. How do the women feel about staying with Phemie?
(a) Many refuse to room with Phemie because she is a Negro.
(b) They don't have any particular feeling about it.
(c) They like to room with Phemie because she gets the best treatment.
(d) Many refuse to room with Phemie because the Negro families are cruel to the white women.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What things were an important part of the wedding ceremony?

2. What does Helen Flight tell Lydia Bradley about the feathers in her new hat?

3. What is Captain Bourke disturbed to learn about what the women don't know?

4. What kind of person is Narcissa White?

5. What were May Dodd's feelings while she rode the train on her way to become one of the Brides for Indians?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the Indians drink whiskey?

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

4. What is unusual about Phemie's place in the tribe?

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

6. How does May describe the Cheyenne children?

7. Where is May at the beginning of the story, and why is she there?

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

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

10. How does May feel about her attraction to Captain Bourke?

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