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

2. How does May describe the military guard accompanying them on their journey?
(a) Supportive and interested in being helpful.
(b) Aloof and disinterested.
(c) Snide and contemptuous.
(d) Helpful and considerate.

3. What event occurs that makes May feel that men are foolish, loutish creatures?
(a) The men proposition the women.
(b) The men make lewd comments about the women.
(c) The men shoot the buffalo and leave them to die.
(d) The men shoot a buffalo and insist on eating it.

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

5. What is the one diversion the women are able to enjoy at Fort Laramie?
(a) The communal meals held in the officers' dining hall.
(b) The long walks in the common area.
(c) The sewing circle that the officers' wives had.
(d) The reading library near the officers' quarters.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May say about her children in her letter to Harry?

2. How do the women feel about staying with Phemie?

3. What event captures the attention of Helen Flight on the train trip?

4. What were May Dodd's feelings while she rode the train on her way to become one of the Brides for Indians?

5. What does Helen Flight tell Lydia Bradley about the feathers in her new hat?

(see the answer key)

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