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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. How does Lieutenant James' wife, Abigail, treat May when she stays with the family?
(a) She is solicitous to May.
(b) She is kind to May.
(c) She is aloof toward May.
(d) She is cruel to May.

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

3. How does Captain Bourke behave during the trip to the Indians?
(a) He barely pays May any attention.
(b) He spends a lot of time talking to her about her mission.
(c) He ignores her and spends a lot of time hunting buffalo.
(d) He spends a lot of time talking to her about Shakespeare.

4. How does May describe the cowboys she sees?
(a) Vulgar and difficult to get along with.
(b) As colorful and festive as the books she has seen.
(c) Stupid, and obviously only capable of spending time with cows.
(d) Dingy, dirty, and very smelly.

5. What is Captain Bourke disturbed to learn about what the women don't know?
(a) They had no way of ending their agreement.
(b) They were not given information about the life they would face.
(c) That they could be abandoned if they were not selected.
(d) That they would not be able to return to the fort for their safety.

Short Answer Questions

1. The women are depressed, but Phemie brings some cheer by doing what?

2. One night at dinner, as the party nears Indian territory, what does Daisy tell them about her father?

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

4. Who is Jimmy?

5. What does May tell Harry in a letter?

(see the answer key)

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