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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 which state did Captain Kidd fight the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
(a) Texas.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Alabama.

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

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

4. How does Captain Kidd know that he and Johanna are under attack?
(a) The dirt at their feet is kicked up by bullets.
(b) The leaves overhead are torn by bullets.
(c) The stove erupts with a bullet shot.
(d) The wagon rocks with bullets.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Captain Kidd characterize white people’s faces?

2. What effect does Mrs. Gannet’s anger about Almay’s proposal have on Captain Kidd?

3. What does Johanna hear on the way out of Dallas, which seems like an omen?

4. How much money does Captain Kidd make at the Dallas reading?

5. What does Captain Kidd think should be done to people who are “born unsupplied with a human conscience” (110)?

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