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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 15 June 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Captain Bourke concerned about when he is alone with May in his tent?
(a) Any sense of impropriety that might concern May.
(b) The possibility that he will be demoted.
(c) Their future together.
(d) Her being forbidden to become an Indian bride.

2. After the Indians inspect the woman, what is May certain of?
(a) The Indians will go off and fight over the women.
(b) She has made a terrible decision to come to this place.
(c) The Indians will not return because they are not happy.
(d) She has been chosen by the apparent chief of the tribe.

3. How does May describe her first few days with the tribe?
(a) Spent under guard in her tent.
(b) Full of hard, physical labor and no privacy.
(c) Boring and tedious with nothing to do.
(d) Spent learning sign language.

4. What message does Gertie bring from the fort?
(a) The Cheyenne are about to be attacked by enemy tribes.
(b) The women have been recalled back to Washington, D.C.
(c) The women have been abandoned by the government.
(d) Gold has been found in the Black Hills.

5. What is Reverend Hare doing in all the commotion?
(a) Ready to help the women restore order.
(b) He has already left the camp.
(c) Cowering in a corner, afraid of what is happening.
(d) Ready to help the women escape the camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Bourke say to May the evening before leaving the women with the Cheyenne?

2. What does Jules Seminole tell May is the reason Chief Little Wolf will never kill him?

3. How does Lieutenant James' wife, Abigail, treat May when she stays with the family?

4. How is Gretchen Fathauer described?

5. How does May describe herself during a conversation at the dinner table about religion?

(see the answer key)

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