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

2. What are some of the smells involved with living with the Indians that make an impression on May?
(a) Indescribable odors of bedding, people, and smoke.
(b) Clean smells of the laundry.
(c) Smells of the horses that live so close to the people.
(d) Wonderful smells of cooking.

3. May and Captain Bourke find they both share an interest in what subject?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) The Bible.
(c) Milton.
(d) Horses.

4. During the dinner conversation, Lydia Bradley tries to turn the conversation to what subject?
(a) The ladies' sewing circle.
(b) The need for more gardens at the fort.
(c) Her new dress and the latest New York fashion.
(d) Her new hat and the latest New York fashion.

5. What does May believe happened during the wedding ceremony?
(a) She was drugged as part of the ceremony.
(b) Some of the women were forced to leave.
(c) The men exchanged wives.
(d) The ceremony was a secret affair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May learn about Jimmy during the last days of the trip?

2. Who is Lydia Bradley?

3. Who is Euphemia Washington?

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

5. How does May describe the military guard accompanying them on their journey?

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