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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the visitor bring to Anthony?
(a) The oral history of the Cheyenne.
(b) Pictures of the Cheyenne.
(c) May's journals.
(d) Documentation of the injustice.

2. What is May's favorite time of day?
(a) At the end of the day, when the others have gone to sleep.
(b) After dinner, while the others relax at the end of the day.
(c) In the morning, before the camp is fully awake.
(d) In the afternoon, while most of the others take an afternoon nap.

3. Where does May have her baby?
(a) In the birthing lodge.
(b) At the fort.
(c) At the agency.
(d) In her tent.

4. What does May observe about Anthony's sharing of his Christian faith?
(a) He preaches gently.
(b) He is full of fire and brimstone.
(c) He simply does nothing.
(d) He threatens hell as punishment for their sins.

5. What does Chief Little Wolf do that May warns will cause trouble?
(a) Steals some of the settler's food.
(b) Kills some of the settler's cattle.
(c) Threatens the settlers.
(d) Damages the settler's fields.

6. What are some of the Cheyenne joining the Sioux to do?
(a) Raid the settlers in the Black Hills.
(b) Attack the fort.
(c) Prepare to fight for the Black Hills.
(d) Attack the Red Cloud Agency.

7. What happens that causes some distress among the women, especially Martha?
(a) Because game is scarce, the tribe is forced to separate.
(b) The women are forced to leave their families.
(c) The women must leave to have their babies.
(d) The women are asked to travel alone.

8. Who is Woman Who Moves Against the Wind?
(a) A hunter.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A tribal holy person.
(d) A guide.

9. How do the Cheyenne women explain the act of capturing the Shoshone infant's hands to May?
(a) The act of a demented few.
(b) A childish act that must be ignored.
(c) An act of no importance.
(d) An act that protects the Cheyenne babies.

10. How do the Cheyenne feel about May's child?
(a) They condemn May and the child.
(b) She and May should be sent to the fort.
(c) She is evil.
(d) She is sacred.

11. What does General Crook want the Cheyenne to do?
(a) Travel south and leave the area.
(b) Disband and move to different areas of the country.
(c) Go to the Red Cloud Agency.
(d) Leave the area and move West.

12. What does May try to convince Chief Little Wolf to do because she believes it is in the best interests of the Cheyenne?
(a) Go to the Agency.
(b) Let his other wives go.
(c) Stay near the fort for the winter.
(d) Convert to Christianity.

13. Why is Quiet One kind to May after the kidnapping ordeal?
(a) Because May saved her daughter, Pretty Walker, from being raped.
(b) Because they are now equal in the eyes of Chief Little Wolf.
(c) Because May is now Chief Little Wolf's favorite wife.
(d) Because May relies on her to feel safe.

14. What happens when May and Captain Bourke meet again alone?
(a) They decide to run away together.
(b) They realize they were never meant for each other.
(c) They discover they don't like each other any more.
(d) They confess their love for each other.

15. How does May feel about visiting the fort after spending months with the Cheyenne?
(a) It is time to refuse to return to the Cheyenne.
(b) She should demand to stay there until her baby is born.
(c) It is a wasted trip that should not be made.
(d) A bit anxious about encountering white civilization again.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to May during a bad storm?

3. How do all of the women feel about the new babies?

4. What is one of the results of the Kit Foxes attack on the Shoshone?

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

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