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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. On the night she was taken to the asylum, what happened to Mary's babies?

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

3. How does May describe the Indian's hunting?

4. What does Captain Bourke say to May the evening before leaving the women with the Cheyenne?

5. What is Captain Bourke concerned about when he is alone with May in his tent?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does May describe the Cheyenne children?

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

4. How does Captain Bourke feel about their mission and the attempt to civilize the Indians?

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

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

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

8. What do Helen and May have in common?

9. How does May describe the camps that are set up each day during their travels?

10. What is the proposal that Chief Little Wolf presents to President Grant and why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What part does the land and nature play in this book? Why does Jim Fergus choose to spend so much time describing the land, the seasons, and the part that living so close to nature played in Indian life? How does the reaction of May and the other women to their chance to live so close to nature, contribute to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the transformation of Daisy throughout the story, and explain what causes that transformation.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the use of symbolism in the names of some of the characters in the story.

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