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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What smell does Captain Kidd remember as he and Johanna descend into the country around Resaca de la Palma?
(a) Gunpowder.
(b) Dead bodies.
(c) Cannon smoke.
(d) Festival smells of cooking.

2. How many Horrell brothers are there?
(a) Five.
(b) Seven.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. Where does John Calley go to collect the herds that make him a wealthy man?
(a) Nueces strip.
(b) Nebraska.
(c) Indian County.
(d) Hill country.

4. How many men have brought guns to the Captain’s news reading in Durand?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Nine.

5. What does Johanna think about while the outraged woman scolds her about “modesty while bathing” (139)?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her Kiowa friends.
(c) Her childhood before captivity.
(d) Captain Kidd’s desire for her to be clean.

6. How does Johanna injure one of the Caddos with Almay?
(a) She rolls a boulder down the ravine.
(b) She throws a stone at him.
(c) She stabs him with a knife.
(d) She scalds him with water from the kettle.

7. What does Captain Kidd surmise from the fact that Almay and the Caddos are coming up single file on one side of the ravine?
(a) That they are overconfident.
(b) That they are young.
(c) That they are in a hurry.
(d) That they underestimate his defenses.

8. Why does Adolph the messenger say that Wilhelm and Anna will not likely adopt Johanna legally?
(a) They cannot afford the legal filing fees.
(b) They intend to marry her off as soon as possible.
(c) They want to give her a trial period first.
(d) They would be responsible for providing a dowry.

9. What does Johanna sing to herself, when she sits with Captain Kidd and her aunt and uncle in Chapter 20?
(a) A war song.
(b) A curse on her tormentors.
(c) A death song.
(d) A Kiowa song calling for help.

10. How are the Horrell brothers attired?
(a) In a hodge-podge of cast-off clothing.
(b) In uniforms from either side from the war.
(c) In farmers’ clothes.
(d) In Confederate army uniforms.

11. How much does Captain Kidd offer to park his wagon, and how much does he end up paying?
(a) 15 cents; 50 cents.
(b) 50 cents; one dollar.
(c) Five dollars; ten dollars.
(d) One dollar; five dollars.

12. What topic does Captain Kidd avoid reading about in Durand, in addition to local Texas politics?
(a) Flood levels in Texas rivers.
(b) Flooding in Pennsylvania.
(c) Negro suffrage.
(d) Census in India.

13. When Captain Kidd and Johanna encounter a patrol in the road to Durand, one of the men is Native American; what does Johanna say Native Americans look at, when evaluating a person?
(a) Their race.
(b) Their skin color.
(c) Their intentions.
(d) Their company.

14. What range are Almay and the Caddos’ rifles good at in Chapter 11?
(a) 200 yards.
(b) 1,000 yards.
(c) 500 yards.
(d) 300 yards.

15. What dance does Johanna do in the wagon, as she and Captain Kidd make their way south from Cranfills Gap?
(a) Sun dance.
(b) Grass dance.
(c) Rabbit Dance.
(d) Cicada dance.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Captain Kidd know that he and Johanna are under attack?

2. What does Captain Kidd give the old lady he and Johanna meet, in a gig, riding back toward Durand?

3. What does Captain Kidd have to prevent Johanna from doing, at the end of the shootout at Carlyle Springs?

4. How does Captain Kidd characterize the white man’s world he wants to protect Johanna in?

5. What does Captain Kidd prepare for, as a contingency plan, after leaving the road up to Carlyle Springs?

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