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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 do the women feel about staying with Phemie?
(a) Many refuse to room with Phemie because the Negro families are cruel to the white women.
(b) They like to room with Phemie because she gets the best treatment.
(c) They don't have any particular feeling about it.
(d) Many refuse to room with Phemie because she is a Negro.

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

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

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

5. Why is May sent to the asylum?
(a) Her family considers her behavior promiscuous.
(b) Her family wants her to marry a socially prominent man they have selected for her, but she refuses.
(c) Her family wants her to marry Harry Ames to legitimize their grandchildren.
(d) She has had a number of lovers and refuses to take responsibility for her children.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the night she was taken to the asylum, what happened to Mary's babies?

2. For the last part of their journey to the Indians, what do the women ride in?

3. What is unusual about the hat that Lydia wears to wave goodbye to the party led by Captain Bourke?

4. Who are the Kelly sisters, Margaret and Susan?

5. What has Helen become during her time with the tribe?

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