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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 September, 19 September and 20 September 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Euphemia Washington?
(a) A colored woman who wanted to go West.
(b) A colored woman whose husband beat her.
(c) A "statuesque colored girl" with a beautiful voice.
(d) A beautiful colored woman who was sold into the Brides for Indians.

2. What happens when May and Captain Bourke meet again alone?
(a) They decide to run away together.
(b) They realize they were never meant for each other.
(c) They discover they don't like each other any more.
(d) They confess their love for each other.

3. What is the one diversion the women are able to enjoy at Fort Laramie?
(a) The reading library near the officers' quarters.
(b) The sewing circle that the officers' wives had.
(c) The long walks in the common area.
(d) The communal meals held in the officers' dining hall.

4. Why is Helen Flight interested in birds?
(a) She studies bird anatomy and physiology.
(b) She is a naturalist.
(c) She collects recipes for cooking birds.
(d) She designs hats and uses their feathers.

5. What does May do in the first morning with the Indian tribe that amuses the Indians?
(a) She insists on preparing meals the way she used to.
(b) She reads her book every night.
(c) She follows them to the place they bathe and bathes herself.
(d) She sings to herself while she works in the fields.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the women who try to escape from the camp?

2. What do May and Captain Bourke do in his tent, according to the entry of April 22nd?

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

4. What is unusual about Stares at Sun, the old Indian who wins the target contest?

5. What does Jimmy come to May's tent to ask?

(see the answer key)

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