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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through NOTEBOOK IV THE DEVIL WHISKEY 23 May, 26 May and 28 May 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) Vulgar and difficult to get along with.
(c) Dingy, dirty, and very smelly.
(d) As colorful and festive as the books she has seen.

2. What does Helen Flight tell Lydia Bradley about the feathers in her new hat?
(a) The feathers are from a bird that is almost extinct.
(b) It is silly to put feathers on hats.
(c) Those particular feathers are cheap and easy to come by.
(d) The Seminole Indians kill the birds in order to get the feathers.

3. How do the women first meet some of the members of the Cheyenne tribe?
(a) They are engaged in a battle with the Sioux.
(b) They come to inspect the women.
(c) The Indians ride through the women's camp in a parade.
(d) They come to bring gifts to the women.

4. On the night she was taken to the asylum, what happened to Mary's babies?
(a) They took her babies to her parent's home, where they pleaded with her to come and live with them.
(b) They were taken from her.
(c) She and her babies were taken far away and left alone to fend for themselves.
(d) They were given to Harry Ames to take away.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Helen Flight interested in birds?

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. May and Captain Bourke find they both share an interest in what subject?

4. How does May describe the train they use to get to Fort Laramie in comparison to their transportation from Chicago?

5. Who is Daisy Lovelace?

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