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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 20 April, 21 April 22 April and 23 April 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who are the Kelly sisters, Margaret and Susan?
(a) Innocent women serving ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.
(b) Two women looking for adventure in the West.
(c) Women sold into the program by their husbands.
(d) Twins serving ten years in the Illinois State Penitentiary.

2. What kind of Indians were the fort Indians, according to Abigail James?
(a) "They exploited their culture by selling trinkets to white people."
(b) "They are business owners who were successful at the forts."
(c) "Industrious and interested in learning white man's ways."
(d) "Drunken, degenerate savages."

3. Who is Lydia Bradley?
(a) A foolish, silly woman.
(b) A charming, well-educated woman.
(c) A cold and cruel woman.
(d) A rather boring, uninteresting young woman.

4. May and Captain Bourke find they both share an interest in what subject?
(a) Horses.
(b) Milton.
(c) Shakespeare.
(d) The Bible.

5. How does May feel about the countryside they are traveling through to meet the Indians?
(a) She likes the beautiful flowers of the spring.
(b) She enjoys the new growth and beauty of the land near the river bottom.
(c) She likes the beautiful colored leaves of the fall.
(d) She hates the desert and living so close to nature.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helen pleased the last part of the trip as they approach Cheyenne territory?

2. How does May describe the train they use to get to Fort Laramie in comparison to their transportation from Chicago?

3. During the final part of the trip to meet the Cheyenne, what does Captain Bourke tell the women about the Indians?

4. During the dinner conversation, Lydia Bradley tries to turn the conversation to what subject?

5. What does May tell Harry in a letter?

(see the answer key)

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