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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Captain Kidd overwhelmed with, when he watches Johanna trying to eat with a fork?
(a) Impatience.
(b) Irritation.
(c) Nostalgia.
(d) Pity.

2. What is Britt Johnson’s profession?
(a) Freighter.
(b) Tavern keeper.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Printer.

3. Which river are Britt Johnson and his boys about to cross, when they are leaving Wichita Falls?
(a) The Brazos River.
(b) The Red River.
(c) The Lampasas River.
(d) The Little Wichita.

4. Who is the author of the quote Captain Kidd quotes to John Calley, that the laws should be publicized openly, and apply equally to king and peasant?
(a) Hammurabi.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Caesar.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say Almay’s face looked like it had been printed with in Chapter 12?

2. What had Captain Kidd been doing when he met his wife?

3. How does the Captain discern that the figures crossing the river are Kiowa?

4. What direction will Captain Kidd be traveling with Johanna?

5. What does Captain Kidd prepare for, as a contingency plan, after leaving the road up to Carlyle Springs?

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