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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 7, what does Captain Kidd light his reading by?
(a) An oil lamp.
(b) A candle.
(c) A bull’s-eye lantern.
(d) A taper.

2. What does Johanna do when the Captain stops at Carlyle Springs?
(a) Hide the wagon with brush.
(b) Cook breakfast.
(c) Load the guns.
(d) Lead the horses further from the road.

3. What does Captain Kidd wish he had with him as he enters a wooded area on the road in Chapter 5?
(a) His Slocum revolver.
(b) Britt Johnson.
(c) A dog.
(d) His daughters.

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

5. What was Jefferson Kyle Kidd’s wife Maria Luisa Betancourt y Real doing when he first saw her?
(a) Dancing at a ball.
(b) Riding in a carriage.
(c) Shopping in the plaza.
(d) Running after the milk man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it that draws Captain Kidd’s blood during the fire fight with Almay and the Caddos?

2. Why does Captain Kidd realize he has not offered his attentions to Mrs. Gannet, these past few years?

3. What does the other, “celestial” voice inside Captain Kidd answer, when he worries about the girl (74)?

4. What armament does Captain Kidd determine Almay and the Caddos are carrying in Chapter 11?

5. What does Captain Kidd own that is banned in Texas?

(see the answer key)

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