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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 20-22.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Captain Kidd born?
(a) 1798.
(b) 1786.
(c) 1800.
(d) 1814.

2. What is Captain Kidd thinking about as he and Almay negotiate about Johanna?
(a) How much ammunition he has.
(b) How fast the Caddos can travel.
(c) Where to hide.
(d) Whether he can take refuge with friends.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Captain Kidd light his reading by?
(a) A candle.
(b) A taper.
(c) A bull’s-eye lantern.
(d) An oil lamp.

4. What kind of tone does Captain Kidd take with Thurber, the printer?
(a) Conciliatory.
(b) Snappish.
(c) Insulting.
(d) Cajoling.

5. Why are two soldiers guarding the door at Captain Kidd’s reading in Dallas?
(a) The soldiers are looking for a thief.
(b) Texas is still under military rule.
(c) Some people expect trouble at the reading.
(d) There have been threats against the event.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Kidd give the old lady he and Johanna meet, in a gig, riding back toward Durand?

2. How many men have brought guns to the Captain’s news reading in Durand?

3. How does Captain Kidd sleep after the shootout at Carlyle Springs?

4. How does Captain Kidd characterize the act of delivering Johanna over to her relatives, after the shootout at Carlyle Springs?

5. Where does Captain Kidd think the Horrell brothers’ mother must be?

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