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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. During the dinner conversation, Lydia Bradley tries to turn the conversation to what subject?

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

3. What kind of person is Narcissa White?

4. What does Reverend Hare tell May she is when she returns to camp?

5. According to tribal custom, because Marie Blanche's husband is dead and she is pregnant, what happens to her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the Indians drink whiskey?

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

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

4. Who is Martha, and how does she help May?

5. After encountering Jules Seminole, how does May feel about Chief Little Wolf?

6. How does May describe the wedding ceremony?

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

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

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

There are times, throughout the book, that May discusses the idea of being civilized from the perspective of the Cheyenne and the white man. Who is to say, who is the more civilized? Give some examples of May's observation of the the "civilizations" of Indians and white people.

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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