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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the final part of the trip to meet the Cheyenne, what does Captain Bourke tell the women about the Indians?
(a) The Indian civilization must be completely destroyed.
(b) The Indians must be subdued by a superior military force before they can be civilized.
(c) Only by trading with the Indians can they be civilized.
(d) The Brides for Indians program may be able to save the Indians.

2. What does May observe about the tribe's children?
(a) They are quiet and shy and won't come anywhere near her.
(b) They are rude and poorly behaved.
(c) They are aloof and distant and have no interest in any of the women.
(d) They may help bridge the gap between the two cultures.

3. What event occurs that makes May feel that men are foolish, loutish creatures?
(a) The men shoot a buffalo and insist on eating it.
(b) The men shoot the buffalo and leave them to die.
(c) The men make lewd comments about the women.
(d) The men proposition the women.

4. What do May and Captain Bourke do in his tent, according to the entry of April 22nd?
(a) They talk about the rest of the travel plans.
(b) The talk about the Brides for Indians program.
(c) They read Shakespeare. Nothing more. Nothing less.
(d) They confess their strong feelings for each other.

5. 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?
(a) The mission of the women is doomed to failure.
(b) The woman have a good chance of civilizing the Indians.
(c) The women should go home.
(d) It is impossible for Indians to understand the white man's culture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Helen Flight interested in birds?

3. What does May do in the first morning with the Indian tribe that amuses the Indians?

4. What is Captain Bourke concerned about when he is alone with May in his tent?

5. What kind of Indians were the fort Indians, according to Abigail James?

(see the answer key)

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