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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 7 May and 8 May, 1875.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What event captures the attention of Helen Flight on the train trip?
(a) A bird flies into the train, and she is able to capture it.
(b) She gets off the train and is able to get close to some birds.
(c) The soldiers shoot some of the birds in the area to eat.
(d) A very large group of cranes take off from the surface of the river, creating a massive wave of birds.

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

4. After the Indians inspect the woman, what is May certain of?
(a) The Indians will go off and fight over the women.
(b) She has made a terrible decision to come to this place.
(c) The Indians will not return because they are not happy.
(d) She has been chosen by the apparent chief of the tribe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Daisy Lovelace?

2. What is unusual about the hat that Lydia wears to wave goodbye to the party led by Captain Bourke?

3. 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?

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

5. May and Captain Bourke find they both share an interest in what subject?

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