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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. What do the women learn as they get near the Indians?

2. The women are depressed, but Phemie brings some cheer by doing what?

3. The women try to keep in touch but are often too tired to do so. When May finally sees Phemie again, what does Phemie tell her?

4. Why was Mary initially willing to participate in the Brides for Indians program?

5. What does May observe about the women who came to the tribe with her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does May learn about the fort Indians and the Indians living with their tribes?

3. How does May feel about the beginning of her trip?

4. How does May describe the wedding ceremony?

5. What happens at the shooting tournament?

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

7. Who is Jimmy?

8. What is discovered in the Black Hills that will change everything for the Cheyenne?

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

10. How does May feel about her attraction to Captain Bourke?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Please describe how the Kelly sisters, Margaret and Susan, are portrayed throughout the text. Do they change at all? If so, how? If not, why not? What are their main motivations for their actions with the tribe?

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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