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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 May and 19 May, 21 May and 22 May 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How were the women treated when they first entered the Indian camp?
(a) They were brought before the Chief and made to bow before him.
(b) They were generally ignored by everyone.
(c) They were punished for not being native Indians.
(d) They were greeted by the entire tribe and their families.

2. What does May tell Harry in a letter?
(a) She knows he is probably dead.
(b) She is glad to be rid of him because she knows he cheated on her.
(c) She knows he sold her out to her father for money and a job.
(d) She will never know if he cooperated with her father or loves her.

3. How does May describe herself during a conversation at the dinner table about religion?
(a) A bit of an agnostic.
(b) A Protestant.
(c) An Anglican.
(d) A Catholic.

4. What does May observe about the tribe's children?
(a) They are aloof and distant and have no interest in any of the women.
(b) They are quiet and shy and won't come anywhere near her.
(c) They are rude and poorly behaved.
(d) They may help bridge the gap between the two cultures.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the women learn as they get near the Indians?

2. What is Captain Bourke's comment about May Dodd's suggestion that the woman might be able to bring an appreciation for white civilization to the savages?

3. What is Captain Bourke disturbed to learn about what the women don't know?

4. What was one of the things done to prepare the women for the wedding?

5. How does May describe the military guard accompanying them on their journey?

(see the answer key)

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