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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of the song Johanna sings as she and Captain Kidd make their way to Spanish Fort?
(a) Never forget who you are.
(b) You have what you need.
(c) Prepare for a hard winter.
(d) Send your enemies to the dark place.

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

4. What is it that Captain Kidd is drawn to about Mrs. Gannet?
(a) Her laughter.
(b) Her figure.
(c) Her hair.
(d) Her smile.

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

6. By what light does Captain Kidd find Johanna in Chapter 7?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Lamp light.
(c) Moonlight.
(d) Candle light.

7. What is the next town Captain Kidd and Johanna are heading toward, once the cross through the Cross Timbers?
(a) Spanish Fort.
(b) Fort Sill.
(c) Lampasas.
(d) Dallas.

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

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

10. Who were Jefferson Kyle Kidd’s men fighting at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
(a) Seminole Indians.
(b) Muskogee Creek Indians.
(c) Mexican army.
(d) Union soldiers.

11. 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) He says that he is planning to keep her himself.
(c) Simon gets Doris to withdraw the offer.
(d) Johanna refuses to allow it.

12. What does Captain Kidd end his readings in Chapter 7 with?
(a) Curiosities and inventions.
(b) Far-off news.
(c) Hard news.
(d) Human interest pieces.

13. How does Captain Kidd know that the Native men with Almay are Caddos?
(a) Their blunt-cut hair.
(b) Their robes.
(c) Their round head-dresses.
(d) Their face paint.

14. 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 chased from the hall.
(c) The militia would break up the reading.
(d) He would be arrested.

15. When does News of the World begin?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1865.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Captain Kidd thinking about as he and Almay negotiate about Johanna?

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

3. How do Captain Kidd and Simon and Doris know which way Johanna went when she runs off in Chapter 7?

4. What does the Captain say he was nervous about, for the first two days with Johanna?

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

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