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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 10 November, 10 December and 18 December 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was one of the things done to prepare the women for the wedding?
(a) They applied makeup so they were all beautiful.
(b) They were dressed in outfits which represented their tipis.
(c) They were dressed in traditional, white, wedding dresses.
(d) Their faces were painted so they were unrecognizable.

2. What does Reverend Hare tell May she is when she returns to camp?
(a) A lost woman who must seek spiritual guidance.
(b) A good Christian woman who has been misguided.
(c) A sinner who must repent.
(d) A Godless woman.

3. How do the women feel about staying with Phemie?
(a) They don't have any particular feeling about it.
(b) They like to room with Phemie because she gets the best treatment.
(c) Many refuse to room with Phemie because the Negro families are cruel to the white women.
(d) Many refuse to room with Phemie because she is a Negro.

4. What is Narcissa White's reaction to the destructive events the night the Indians drink the whiskey?
(a) She sets up a prayer meeting.
(b) She believes that God has forsaken her and all of the women.
(c) She tries to escape the camp and return to the fort.
(d) She condemns the women for being sinners.

5. What event occurs that makes May feel that men are foolish, loutish creatures?
(a) The men shoot the buffalo and leave them to die.
(b) The men shoot a buffalo and insist on eating it.
(c) The men proposition the women.
(d) The men make lewd comments about the women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chief Little Wolf decide to ban from camp because it causes harm?

2. What do some of the Cheyenne families decide to do after considering the white man's orders to go to the Agency?

3. What are some of the smells involved with living with the Indians that make an impression on May?

4. What does May observe about Indian social structure?

5. What does May try to discourage the Indians from doing during a special council meeting?

(see the answer key)

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