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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Johanna hear on the way out of Dallas, which seems like an omen?
(a) A hawk.
(b) A raven.
(c) A bard owl.
(d) A great horned owl.

2. 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.

3. Where does News of the World begin?
(a) Houston.
(b) Dallas.
(c) Wichita Falls.
(d) San Antonio.

4. What has Johanna made for supper, when Captain Kidd brings Simon and his girlfriend Doris Dillon back to the wagon from Spanish Fort?
(a) Johnny cakes and grits.
(b) Cornbread and bacon.
(c) Roast chicken.
(d) Rabbit stew.

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

6. How much money does Captain Kidd make at the Dallas reading?
(a) $40.
(b) $30.
(c) $20.
(d) $50.

7. Who wrestled Johanna out of her native clothes and into western dress?
(a) Captain Kidd.
(b) Mrs. Gannet.
(c) Prostitutes.
(d) Church women.

8. In Chapter 4, what does Johanna expect to have to do?
(a) Starve herself to death.
(b) Kill her captors.
(c) Get revenge for her abduction.
(d) Submit to this new life.

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

10. What does Captain Kidd wish he had with him as he enters a wooded area on the road in Chapter 5?
(a) A dog.
(b) Britt Johnson.
(c) His daughters.
(d) His Slocum revolver.

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

12. What is Simon Boudlin’s profession?
(a) Blacksmith.
(b) Fiddler.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Printer.

13. What did Sergeant Kidd enjoy about being a messenger?
(a) Being vital to the victories.
(b) Watching people’s faces when they saw what he brought.
(c) Not knowing what was in the messages.
(d) Being mostly free from army life.

14. What color ascot does Captain Kidd wear with his reading suit?
(a) White.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Crimson.

15. What sign language sign does Johanna give Captain Kidd after the cavalry platoon has left in Chapter 5?
(a) “Thank you.”
(b) “Friend.”
(c) “Free.”
(d) “Hungry.”

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Battle of Horseshoe Bend take place?

2. What does Captain Kidd do before he falls asleep at the end of Chapter 4?

3. What made Jefferson Kyle Kidd a good messenger?

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

5. Where does Captain Kidd give his reading in Spanish Fort in Chapter 6?

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