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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 does May observe about Anthony's sharing of his Christian faith?

2. What does May try to convince Chief Little Wolf to do because she believes it is in the best interests of the Cheyenne?

3. What do the Sioux Indians come to ask of the Cheyenne tribe?

4. How does Chief Little Wolf feel about May's child?

5. What does the tribal seer see for the future of the tribe?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Phemie feel about the Cheyenne moving to the Agency?

2. What does May try to do each morning, and who often joins her?

3. What items are denied the Cheyenne during the attempts to trade at the fort?

4. What does Anthony decide to do as the tribe prepares to move to the Agency?

5. What happens to May's journals?

6. During the cold weather, the men spend time in their sweat lodge which is off limits to women. What do the women decide to do for themselves?

7. What is unusual about Wren?

8. How are the women seen when they enter the fort with the Cheyenne after living almost six months with the Cheyenne?

9. How does Phemie handle her life in the tribe?

10. How does December 25th pass for the women?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What part does the practice of self-denial, self-mutilation, self-imposed hardships, sacrifices, self-inflicted pain, and fasting play in the book? What purpose does this theme have in the telling of the story? Use specific illustrations from the book to support your contention.

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

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

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