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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 all of the women feel about the new babies?

2. Why does May believe the Indians have not easily convert to Christianity?

3. What does Helen do that the Indian women consider scandalous?

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

5. How do the men react when Gretchen's husband challenges her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the women on one of these morning outings?

2. What terrible thing happens that make the women believe the Cheyenne are truly savages?

3. What do the Indians do on the return trip from the fort that May believes will cause trouble?

4. How does the nomadic life of the Cheyenne tribe end?

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

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

7. What does Woman Who Moves Against the Wind, the tribal holy woman, see for the Cheyenne future?

8. How does May describe Anthony?

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

10. What unusual reaction does Daisy have while living with the Cheyenne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Please describe the character of May Dodd. What are some of the characteristics that made it possible for her to adapt to her new life? People change, but did May remain true to herself in the end? Was she the best person to tell the story, or would one of the other women have been a better choice? Fully support your answer with examples from the text.

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