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

2. Why was Mary initially willing to participate in the Brides for Indians program?
(a) To go to the West.
(b) To make money.
(c) To get away from her parents.
(d) To escape the asylum.

3. 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?
(a) It is impossible for Indians to understand the white man's culture.
(b) The women should go home.
(c) The mission of the women is doomed to failure.
(d) The woman have a good chance of civilizing the Indians.

4. What kind of person is Narcissa White?
(a) A shrew who hates everyone.
(b) A selfish spinster.
(c) A quiet, little woman.
(d) A Christian missionary with a shrill voice.

5. What does May say about her children in her letter to Harry?
(a) She misses her children.
(b) She realizes it was for the best.
(c) She no longer misses her children.
(d) She is glad that she is no longer responsible for the children.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is Gretchen Fathauer described?

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

4. Who is Sara Johnstone?

5. What information does the blacksmith's family that houses Phemie tell about the Cheyenne?

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