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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 does the U.S. Army Sergeant do, when the people of Durand start to fight during Captain Kidd’s reading?
(a) Calls for backup.
(b) Intervenes in the fights.
(c) Watches without doing anything.
(d) Withdraws.

2. How old was Jefferson Kyle Kidd when he enlisted in the War of 1812?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

3. What armament does Captain Kidd determine Almay and the Caddos are carrying in Chapter 11?
(a) Three handguns.
(b) One rifle and two handguns.
(c) Three rifles.
(d) Two rifles and a handgun.

4. What does Captain Kidd start off with, in his readings in Chapter 7?
(a) Human interest pieces.
(b) Hard news.
(c) Curiosities and inventions.
(d) Far-off news.

5. Who were Jefferson Kyle Kidd’s men fighting at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
(a) Union soldiers.
(b) Muskogee Creek Indians.
(c) Mexican army.
(d) Seminole Indians.

Short Answer Questions

1. What dance does Johanna do in the wagon, as she and Captain Kidd make their way south from Cranfills Gap?

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

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

4. What is it about Pasha that keeps Captain Kidd from considering making a run for it, to escape from Almay and the Caddos?

5. What is Captain Kidd overwhelmed with, when he watches Johanna trying to eat with a fork?

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