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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 24 February, 28 February.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when everyone finds out Gertie is a woman?
(a) She marries one of the other muleskinners.
(b) She still works as a muleskinner.
(c) She is exiled.
(d) She is forced to live with the Indians.

2. What happens very soon after the Cheyenne arrive at the winter camp?
(a) A blizzard.
(b) Unseasonably hot weather.
(c) Driving rain.
(d) Light snows.

3. What does May observe about Anthony's sharing of his Christian faith?
(a) He simply does nothing.
(b) He is full of fire and brimstone.
(c) He threatens hell as punishment for their sins.
(d) He preaches gently.

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

5. How does May react to the seer's predictions about the tribes future?
(a) She refuses to accept the prediction of a bad future.
(b) She, too, looks forward to a peaceful future.
(c) She pays no attention.
(d) She, too, sees a future of plenty.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is May's response to the Kit Foxes attack on the Shoshone?

3. What information does the blacksmith's family that houses Phemie tell about the Cheyenne?

4. How does Anthony react to the presentation of the Shoshone infant's hands?

5. How are the women seen by the people of the fort?

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