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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. Sitting in the tipi at the end of her arrival day in camp, what does May realize?

2. What has Helen become during her time with the tribe?

3. What two things does May stop doing because of the cruel way she is treated while staying with the family of Lieutenant James?

4. What does May observe about Indian social structure?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is one of the things that May and Captain Bourke share?

3. How does May describe the Cheyenne children?

4. How does May feel about Harry?

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

6. What is unique about Phemie?

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

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

9. Who are some of the people that May meets in those first few days of travel after leaving the asylum?

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

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 fact that the author is a man affect the reader's view of the journals of a woman? Jim Fergus was intrigued by the existence of the program and curious about the kinds of women that would have participated in such a program. Do you feel that the author was successful in his impersonation? Do you feel that as a man, he might have been able to add an additional depth to May Dodd's journals? How do you feel about how his life experiences might have affected this creation?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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