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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 7 May and 8 May, 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What does May learn about Jimmy during the last days of the trip?
(a) Jimmy plans on trading some guns with the Indians.
(b) Jimmy is spying on Captain Bourke.
(c) Jimmy is really a military spy.
(d) Jimmy is really a girl named Dirty Gertie.

4. As the women approach the Indian tribe, what do they learn about the Indians?
(a) Their families have been told the truth about their mission.
(b) The Cheyenne Indian tribe will be coming to meet them.
(c) The Indians are having second thoughts about the program.
(d) There is unrest between the Indian tribes and between the Indians and white people.

5. What is unusual about the hat that Lydia wears to wave goodbye to the party led by Captain Bourke?
(a) It resembles an Indian headress as seen by New York designers.
(b) It has even more feathers than the first hat she wore.
(c) It has special pom poms.
(d) It has no feathers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During the final part of the trip to meet the Cheyenne, what does Captain Bourke tell the women about the Indians?

3. How does Captain Bourke behave during the trip to the Indians?

4. What two things does May stop doing because of the cruel way she is treated while staying with the family of Lieutenant James?

5. Why is May sent to the asylum?

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