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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say the Kiowa prided themselves on?
(a) Their compliance with white men’s laws.
(b) Their agricultural accomplishments.
(c) Their fierceness in battle.
(d) Their ability to live without things.

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

3. Where is Captain Kidd afraid Johanna will go, if Simon and his “particular friend Miss Dillon” cannot watch her (53)?
(a) Off with Almay.
(b) Into the wilderness on her own.
(c) Back to Wichita Falls.
(d) Back to the Kiowa.

4. What circumstance allowed Johanna to slip away while Captain Kidd read the news in Chapter 7?
(a) Simon and Doris fell asleep.
(b) She said she was going to the outhouse.
(c) Johanna set the canopy on fire as a distraction.
(d) There was confusion about a loose horse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Kidd say he appreciates about the way Kiowa Indians carry themselves?

2. What is the next town Captain Kidd and Johanna are heading toward, once the cross through the Cross Timbers?

3. What gift does Doris give Johanna?

4. What does Captain Kidd buy from Thurber, in addition to the newspapers?

5. When was Captain Kidd born?

(see the answer key)

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