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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 the twins, whose husbands participated in the raid on the Shoshone, react to the bag of Shoshone infant's hands?

2. Which other woman frequently joins May at the beginning of her favorite time of day?

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

4. How do the Cheyenne feel about May's child?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chief Little Wolf do to let the white man know he intends to comply with their demands that the tribe move to the Agency?

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

3. What happens to Reverend Hare that changes his standing in the tribe?

4. How does May describe Anthony?

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

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

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

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

9. How does Chief Little Wolf feel about taking the tribe to the Agency?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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