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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Captain Kidd overwhelmed with, when he watches Johanna trying to eat with a fork?
(a) Impatience.
(b) Irritation.
(c) Pity.
(d) Nostalgia.

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

5. In Chapter 7, how do the Kiowa Indians across the river from Johanna respond?
(a) They shoot at her.
(b) They send a swimmer into the current.
(c) They drift away.
(d) They prepare a raft.

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

7. Where is Captain Kidd afraid Johanna will go, if Simon and his “particular friend Miss Dillon” cannot watch her (53)?
(a) Back to the Kiowa.
(b) Back to Wichita Falls.
(c) Off with Almay.
(d) Into the wilderness on her own.

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

9. Where was Jefferson Kyle Kidd hit during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
(a) In the hip.
(b) In the foot.
(c) In the head.
(d) In the shoulder.

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

11. Where are Captain Kidd’s daughters, as he writes to them from the Dallas hotel?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

12. What does Captain Kidd see on Johanna’s face when he meets her?
(a) Warmth.
(b) Contempt.
(c) Dread.
(d) Panic.

13. What ordeal does Doris say Johanna has been through?
(a) Two creations.
(b) Two deaths.
(c) Death and rebirth.
(d) An apocalypse.

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

15. What kind of gun is Captain Kidd armed with while he reads in Chapter 1?
(a) A shotgun.
(b) A Henry rifle.
(c) A Smith and Wesson pistol.
(d) A Slocum revolver.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does News of the World begin?

2. Where did the Curative Waters wagon Captain Kidd buys originally come from?

3. Which river are Britt Johnson and his boys about to cross, when they are leaving Wichita Falls?

4. What direction will Captain Kidd be traveling with Johanna?

5. What qualities is Captain Kidd careful to present in his appearance when he reads the news?

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