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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose tent do May, Martha, and the other women run to when the Indians run amok?

2. After May returns to her tent, what is Martha most concerned about?

3. What does May believe after her honeymoon with Chief Little Wolf?

4. What does Jimmy come to May's tent to ask?

5. Why is May sent to the asylum?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens on May's "honeymoon" with the Chief?

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

3. Where does Chief Little Wolf go after the night of whiskey, and how does he return?

4. How do the white women originally learn to communicate with the Cheyenne?

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

6. How does May describe the Cheyenne children?

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

8. What do Helen and May have in common?

9. How does May feel about Harry?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What differences are there in the interpretation of moral behavior between the white man's culture, as exemplified by the white women, and the Indians? Use comments made in the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the book's ending and whether or not it is a satisfactory ending for readers. Is it historically accurate? What part does the seer's prophecy play in making the ending more powerful? Does the ending satisfy the bulk of readers' questions?

Essay Topic 3

Which character had the most dramatic growth from the beginning of the text to the end? Please support your answers with examples from the text.

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