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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrestled Johanna out of her native clothes and into western dress?
(a) Mrs. Gannet.
(b) Captain Kidd.
(c) Church women.
(d) Prostitutes.

2. What kind of gun is Captain Kidd armed with while he reads in Chapter 1?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A Slocum revolver.
(c) A Henry rifle.
(d) A Smith and Wesson pistol.

3. What topic does Captain Kidd avoid reading about in Dallas?
(a) Reconstruction.
(b) Slavery.
(c) The Civil War.
(d) Texas politics.

4. How does Captain Kidd characterize white people’s faces?
(a) Duplicitous and hidden.
(b) Disingenuous and two-faced.
(c) Sensitive and over-responsive.
(d) Open and unguarded.

5. Where did the Curative Waters wagon Captain Kidd buys originally come from?
(a) San Antonio.
(b) New Orleans.
(c) Dallas.
(d) Houston.

6. In Chapter 4, what does Johanna expect to have to do?
(a) Get revenge for her abduction.
(b) Submit to this new life.
(c) Starve herself to death.
(d) Kill her captors.

7. What did Sergeant Kidd enjoy about being a messenger?
(a) Being vital to the victories.
(b) Being mostly free from army life.
(c) Watching people’s faces when they saw what he brought.
(d) Not knowing what was in the messages.

8. What effect does Mrs. Gannet’s anger about Almay’s proposal have on Captain Kidd?
(a) He is smitten.
(b) He is unmanned.
(c) He is filled with protective rage.
(d) He is impatient with her histrionics.

9. How far is Captain Kidd planning to travel with Johanna, as they set out in Chapter 2?
(a) 800 miles.
(b) 1,000 miles.
(c) 400 miles.
(d) 600 miles.

10. What does Captain Kidd buy from Thurber, in addition to the newspapers?
(a) Tobacco.
(b) Books.
(c) Letter writing paper.
(d) Ink.

11. Where does News of the World begin?
(a) Wichita Falls.
(b) Dallas.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Houston.

12. When did the Battle of Horseshoe Bend take place?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1814.
(d) 1849.

13. What is the next town Captain Kidd and Johanna are heading toward, once the cross through the Cross Timbers?
(a) Fort Sill.
(b) Spanish Fort.
(c) Lampasas.
(d) Dallas.

14. Where does Captain Kidd hide his .38 cartridges?
(a) In his trunk.
(b) In the flour tin.
(c) With his newspapers.
(d) In an ammunition box.

15. What is Simon Boudlin’s profession?
(a) Fiddler.
(b) Soldier.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Printer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Johanna’s native clothing?

2. What does the Captain say he was nervous about, for the first two days with Johanna?

3. How does Captain Kidd finish Simon’s sentence when Simon says “you have taken on a heavy load” (54)?

4. Who were Jefferson Kyle Kidd’s men fighting at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

5. What is Johanna doing in the hotel room when Captain Kidd gets back with Mrs. Gannet in Chapter 9?

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