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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. As the women prepare to leave with the Indians, who joins them?
2. Why was Mary initially willing to participate in the Brides for Indians program?
3. During her "honeymoon," what does May learn to do?
4. On the night she was taken to the asylum, what happened to Mary's babies?
5. What does May believe happened during the wedding ceremony?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is discovered in the Black Hills that will change everything for the Cheyenne?
2. How does the first journal end under the direction of Phemie?
3. Where is May at the beginning of the story, and why is she there?
4. How does May describe the wedding ceremony?
5. What does May learn about the fort Indians and the Indians living with their tribes?
6. What does the reader learn about the Cheyenne belief about a Cheyenne killing a Cheyenne? How does this affect May's distress about Jules Seminole?
7. Who is Lydia Bradley?
8. How do the people the women encounter on their journey feel about their mission?
9. Where does Chief Little Wolf go after the night of whiskey, and how does he return?
10. How does May describe the camps that are set up each day during their travels?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
How does the character of Phemie affect the story? Consider that while she is obviously angry about the mistreatment in her past, she is an affectionate woman who is very close to May. What is her importance to the story? Do you agree with the author's use of her character? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
The character of Captain Bourke serves as the point of contact between all the people in the story. He is a direct representative of the American government. He loves May. He respects the Indians. He commits the sin of the murder of an innocent boy when the final attack begins at the end of the book. He chooses to launch the attack even though he understands that the Indians he is about to kill are Cheyenne and not the Sioux tribe of Chief Crazy Horse, as he has been led to believe by Jules Seminole. He, then, becomes an advocate of Indian rights. Was the author's use of this character was realistic and helped the story? If so, why? If not, why not?
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