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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 does May believe Narcissa is planning as they near the fort?
(a) To refuse to continue living with the Cheyenne.
(b) To take the best horses to help her escape.
(c) To demand the Cheyenne be forced to convert to Christianity.
(d) To demand that the soldiers punish the Cheyenne.

2. Why does May feel the need to be close to Chief Little Wolf after the kidnapping ordeal?
(a) She is afraid and needs the comfort of his being close.
(b) She is sure she is now his favorite wife.
(c) She is afraid he will now divorce her because she was raped.
(d) She is afraid to be in the tent with other members of her family.

3. Who does May reunite with at the winter camp?
(a) Helen.
(b) Martha.
(c) Ada.
(d) Phemie.

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

5. How does May describe Captain Bourke?
(a) A handsome man with the romantic look of a poet.
(b) Tied up by the running of the fort.
(c) Strictly a soldier with no interest in any other subject.
(d) Not at all interested in the group of women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one diversion the women are able to enjoy at Fort Laramie?

2. What do the women learn as they get near the Indians?

3. What does May believe happened during the wedding ceremony?

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

5. Who is Euphemia Washington?

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