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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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Buffalo Soldier
by Tanya Landman

Quiz: 226207 EN     Level: 5.3 UY
Points: 13

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