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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What had Captain Kidd been doing when he met his wife?
(a) Preparing to move to Texas.
(b) Returningfrom war.
(c) Healing from injuries he got in war.
(d) Setting up his print shop.

5. Where does Johanna seek comfort in Chapter 4 when Captain Kidd settles in for the night?
(a) In the footboards of the wagon.
(b) In a serape.
(c) On foot.
(d) On horseback.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the desk clerk in the Dallas hotel speak so dramatically?

2. Where did Jefferson Kyle Kidd grow up?

3. What does Captain Kidd notice about the Durand crowd, out of the corner of his eye?

4. What does Captain Kidd see on Johanna’s face when he meets her?

5. What does Captain Kidd try to tell Johanna as the cavalry platoon rides up in Chapter 5?

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