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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What circumstance allowed Johanna to slip away while Captain Kidd read the news in Chapter 7?
(a) Johanna set the canopy on fire as a distraction.
(b) She said she was going to the outhouse.
(c) There was confusion about a loose horse.
(d) Simon and Doris fell asleep.

3. What does Captain Kidd own that is banned in Texas?
(a) Paper money.
(b) A Bowie knife.
(c) A shotgun.
(d) A handgun.

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

5. What does Johanna overturn, in her resistance to being washed?
(a) An oil lamp.
(b) A small stove.
(c) The wash tub.
(d) A desk.

6. What does the voice inside of Captain Kidd protest, when he worries about the girl in Chapter 8?
(a) "We’re going to be killed."
(b) "This is an absurd situation."
(c) "I’m too old for this."
(d) "I’ve already raised girls."

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

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

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

10. Where does Captain Kidd give his reading in Spanish Fort in Chapter 6?
(a) Grange hall.
(b) Masonic lodge.
(c) Town hall.
(d) Mercantile shop.

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

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

13. Why does Captain Kidd read news of discoveries in electromagnetism to the crowd in Wichita Falls?
(a) To make people worshipful.
(b) To bore people.
(c) To impress people.
(d) To distract people.

14. 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) His daughters.
(c) His Slocum revolver.
(d) Britt Johnson.

15. What sign language sign does Johanna make when Captain Kidd pulls the stove out of the wagon?
(a) Bacon.
(b) Matches.
(c) Eat.
(d) Fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Simon Boudlin’s profession?

2. When was Captain Kidd born?

3. How does Captain Kidd characterize white people’s faces?

4. What does the narrator say the Kiowa prided themselves on?

5. In Chapter 7, what does Captain Kidd light his reading by?

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