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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 September, 19 September and 20 September 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event captures the attention of Helen Flight on the train trip?
(a) She gets off the train and is able to get close to some birds.
(b) A bird flies into the train, and she is able to capture it.
(c) The soldiers shoot some of the birds in the area to eat.
(d) A very large group of cranes take off from the surface of the river, creating a massive wave of birds.

3. What does May do when she is told about the Black Hills gold?
(a) She tells the women so they can mine the gold for protection in the future.
(b) She tells the women so they can return to the fort.
(c) She keeps the information to herself for the time being.
(d) She tells the Cheyenne so they can start mining the gold.

4. What things were an important part of the wedding ceremony?
(a) Music, singing, and dancing.
(b) Instructions on properly serving their new husbands.
(c) Food and instruction on how to prepare this special food.
(d) Instructions on how to be good Indian wives.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Bourke say to May the evening before leaving the women with the Cheyenne?

2. What happens when May and Captain Bourke meet again alone?

3. What is May's favorite time of day?

4. After the Indians inspect the woman, what is May certain of?

5. What happens to Whistling Elk, Ada Ware's husband, who shoots and kills Runs From Crow, Marie Blanche's husband?

(see the answer key)

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