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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 gift does Doris give Johanna?
(a) Moccasins.
(b) A dress.
(c) A hat.
(d) A doll.

2. Why does Captain Kidd realize he has not offered his attentions to Mrs. Gannet, these past few years?
(a) Mrs. Gannet’s husband has left her, but not divorced her.
(b) His daughters would be upset.
(c) He feels his wife’s presence, still.
(d) Mrs. Gannet always has suitors around her.

3. What does Captain Kidd feel compelled to do, when Almay offers him money for Johanna?
(a) Accept his offer.
(b) Shoot him.
(c) Run.
(d) Call the soldiers who were attending the reading.

4. What was Johanna traded for, when she was brought in?
(a) $50 gold coin.
(b) A Smith and Wesson pistol.
(c) 15 blankets and some silverware.
(d) A tin sheet stove.

5. What effect does Mrs. Gannet’s anger about Almay’s proposal have on Captain Kidd?
(a) He is smitten.
(b) He is unmanned.
(c) He is impatient with her histrionics.
(d) He is filled with protective rage.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Captain Kidd make arrangements to read the news in Durand?

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

3. By what light does Captain Kidd find Johanna in Chapter 7?

4. What is it that Captain Kidd is drawn to about Mrs. Gannet?

5. How does Captain Kidd finish Simon’s sentence when Simon says “you have taken on a heavy load” (54)?

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