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Buffalo Soldier
Question 1 of 5
Which incident contributed to Charlotte joining the army?
Amos and Cookie were murdered by a lynch mob after a trip into town.
She was raped by drunken men on her way home from the Freedmen's Bureau.
She shot a Yankee soldier who was looting the Delaney plantation.
Jonas had enlisted, and she believed she'd be safe if she stayed near him.
Question 2 of 5
What did NOT happen during Charley's first Indian ambush?
Elijah jumped into the river and held his breath until the attack was over.
Henry was killed when a Cherokee swung a tomahawk into his head.
Charley made her very first kill using a sabre after her gun jammed.
Abe stumbled and caused Charley to break her arm during the fall.
Question 3 of 5
How did Charley win William Cody a wager against Private Creech?
by shattering more bottles in a shooting competition
by being able to handle more liqueur in the saloon
by riding on the winning horse during a cavalry race
by dismantling and putting together a rifle in record time
Question 4 of 5
How did Jim find out that Charley was actually female?
She left camp to sort out her monthlies and chose a spot near where he lay.
She forgot to bind her curves, and he questioned her about her shape.
He was swimming in the river, where she sneaked away from the camp to bathe.
He was the army doctor who tended to her after she was shot in an ambush.
Question 5 of 5
After killing Jonas by the river, Charley decided to ---.
avoid being found out by travelling deep into the mountains with Jim
turn herself in and receive the fitting punishment for her crime
throw Jonas's body in the river so there would be no trace of him
bury the Indian woman and her baby, who Jonas had brutally killed