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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Captain Kidd hide his .38 cartridges?
(a) In the flour tin.
(b) In an ammunition box.
(c) In his trunk.
(d) With his newspapers.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Captain Kidd see on Johanna’s face when he meets her?

2. When does News of the World begin?

3. What happens to Johanna’s native clothing?

4. What does Captain Kidd end his readings in Chapter 7 with?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Almay and what proposition does he make to Captain Kidd?

2. Why is Johanna nervous when they encounter the army on the road in Chapter 5, and how does Captain Kidd take care of her?

3. What Jefferson Kidd’s experience at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

4. What arrangements is Captain Kidd making in his letter to his daughters?

5. How does Mrs. Gannet fare, taking care of Johanna in the hotel room?

6. What is it that gets a reaction out of Johanna in Chapter 4?

7. Where does Johanna run off to in Chapter 7, and how does Captain Kidd get her back?

8. How does Johanna fare once Captain Kidd starts teaching her English?

9. How does Captain Kidd get Johanna out of her Kiowa dress and into western clothes?

10. Why is Britt Johnson hesitant to take Johanna to San Antonio himself?

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