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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. Who is Woman Who Moves Against the Wind?
2. How does May feel about moving to the Agency?
3. What happens to May?
4. What is "Seano?"
5. One of May's arguments in support of moving to the Agency includes the belief that the mixed race children will help the Indians assimilate. What is Phemie's response?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to Chief Little Wolf and some members of the tribe that makes him reconsider who their enemy really is?
2. How does December 25th pass for the women?
3. What does May tell Chief Little Wolf he will have to do in order to comply with the law of the white man?
4. What happens to Reverend Hare that changes his standing in the tribe?
5. 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?
6. What does May try to do each morning, and who often joins her?
7. How are the women seen when they enter the fort with the Cheyenne after living almost six months with the Cheyenne?
8. How does Chief Little Wolf feel about taking the tribe to the Agency?
9. Who accompanies the women back from the fort to the Cheyenne camp?
10. What happens to the women on one of these morning outings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does the fact that the author is a man affect the reader's view of the journals of a woman? Jim Fergus was intrigued by the existence of the program and curious about the kinds of women that would have participated in such a program. Do you feel that the author was successful in his impersonation? Do you feel that as a man, he might have been able to add an additional depth to May Dodd's journals? How do you feel about how his life experiences might have affected this creation?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the book's ending and whether or not it is a satisfactory ending for readers. Is it historically accurate? What part does the seer's prophecy play in making the ending more powerful? Does the ending satisfy the bulk of readers' questions?
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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