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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Kidd not have with him, when the cavalry Captain asks for it in Chapter 5?
(a) Paper money.
(b) His discharge papers.
(c) Birth certificate.
(d) Loyalty papers.

2. What is Johanna’s Kiowa name?
(a) Cicada.
(b) Laughing owl.
(c) Little fish.
(d) Three spotted.

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

4. What does Captain Kidd buy from Thurber, in addition to the newspapers?
(a) Letter writing paper.
(b) Ink.
(c) Books.
(d) Tobacco.

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

6. What happens to Johanna’s native clothing?
(a) She saves it in her pack.
(b) It is donated to a museum.
(c) It is burned.
(d) It is thrown out a window.

7. Why does Captain Kidd decline Doris’ offer to leave Johanna with her and Simon?
(a) Simon gets Doris to withdraw the offer.
(b) He says that he is planning to keep her himself.
(c) He says that he has taken money to return her.
(d) Johanna refuses to allow it.

8. What does the other, “celestial” voice inside Captain Kidd answer, when he worries about the girl (74)?
(a) “Then pay close attention.”
(b) “Well you can’t go back on your word.”
(c) “Then do it again.”
(d) “You already took the money.”

9. What does Captain Kidd do before he falls asleep at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Sings.
(b) Drinks whiskey.
(c) Prays.
(d) Smokes.

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

11. What does Captain Kidd say he appreciates about the way Kiowa Indians carry themselves?
(a) Their vital energy.
(b) Their electric readiness.
(c) Their impassive patience.
(d) Their kinetic stillness.

12. What does Captain Kidd say would be the consequence if he read from Governor Davis’ state journal, as one audience member requests?
(a) There would be fights.
(b) He would be arrested.
(c) He would be chased from the hall.
(d) The militia would break up the reading.

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

14. What topic does Captain Kidd avoid reading about in Dallas?
(a) Slavery.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) Texas politics.
(d) Reconstruction.

15. What is Britt Johnson’s profession?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Freighter.
(c) Printer.
(d) Tavern keeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Johanna feel her clothes were designed to do?

2. Where does Captain Kidd hide his .38 cartridges?

3. What does Captain Kidd start off with, in his readings in Chapter 7?

4. What is Johanna doing in the hotel room when Captain Kidd gets back with Mrs. Gannet in Chapter 9?

5. How does Captain Kidd know that the Native men with Almay are Caddos?

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