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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. How do the women feel about staying with Phemie?
2. What happens to Jules Seminole because he brought the whiskey to the tribe?
3. What does Jimmy come to May's tent to ask?
4. What is the one diversion the women are able to enjoy at Fort Laramie?
5. How were the women treated when they first entered the Indian camp?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Martha, and how does she help May?
2. How do the people the women encounter on their journey feel about their mission?
3. Who will May be living with in her new life with the tribe?
4. What does May learn about the fort Indians and the Indians living with their tribes?
5. How do May and Captain Bourke feel about each other the first time they meet?
6. Who is Jimmy?
7. How does May feel about her attraction to Captain Bourke?
8. After encountering Jules Seminole, how does May feel about Chief Little Wolf?
9. How does May feel about Harry?
10. How does May feel about the Indian's relationship with nature and their lives in the camp?
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
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 3
How did this story changed you? If you could identify one thing that made a lasting impression, what would that be and why? On an emotional level, would you recommend the book?
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