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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Captain Kidd finish Simon’s sentence when Simon says “you have taken on a heavy load” (54)?
(a) “And I don’t think you can carry it.”
(b) “But you’re strong enough for this.”
(c) “For an old man, you mean.”
(d) “You’re a good man.”

2. What qualities is Captain Kidd careful to present in his appearance when he reads the news?
(a) Authority and wisdom.
(b) Gentleness and kindness.
(c) Neutrality and powerlessness.
(d) Bookishness and frailty.

3. What is it that Captain Kidd is drawn to about Mrs. Gannet?
(a) Her figure.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her laughter.
(d) Her smile.

4. What ordeal does Doris say Johanna has been through?
(a) Death and rebirth.
(b) Two creations.
(c) Two deaths.
(d) An apocalypse.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Johanna do when Captain Kidd locks her in the hotel room in Dallas?

2. In Chapter 4, what does Johanna expect to have to do?

3. What does Johanna yell to the Kiowa Indians across the river in Chapter 7?

4. Why does Captain Kidd decline Doris’ offer to leave Johanna with her and Simon?

5. In which state did Captain Kidd fight the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

(see the answer key)

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