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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 18 May and 19 May, 21 May and 22 May 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Lydia Bradley?
(a) A rather boring, uninteresting young woman.
(b) A charming, well-educated woman.
(c) A cold and cruel woman.
(d) A foolish, silly woman.

2. How do the women first meet some of the members of the Cheyenne tribe?
(a) They are engaged in a battle with the Sioux.
(b) They come to inspect the women.
(c) The Indians ride through the women's camp in a parade.
(d) They come to bring gifts to the women.

3. When the Cheyenne come to inspect the white women, what does May realize that Captain Bourke understands?
(a) He is in love with her and wants her to stay with him.
(b) The Chief has selected May for his own.
(c) He knows she will be safe and cared for.
(d) He is relieved that he is about to deliver the women.

4. Two days after May meets Captain Bourke, where does he invite her to do?
(a) Have an after dinner drink.
(b) Take a stroll.
(c) Look around the fort.
(d) Take a look at the horses.

5. How do the women feel about staying with Phemie?
(a) Many refuse to room with Phemie because she is a Negro.
(b) They like to room with Phemie because she gets the best treatment.
(c) They don't have any particular feeling about it.
(d) Many refuse to room with Phemie because the Negro families are cruel to the white women.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does May tell Harry in a letter?

2. 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?

3. What do May and John Bourke do at the end of their conversation the day before the women are to be left with the Cheyenne?

4. What does May observe about Indian social structure?

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

(see the answer key)

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