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

2. 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) His discharge papers.
(d) Loyalty papers.

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

4. When did the Battle of Horseshoe Bend take place?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1849.
(d) 1814.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mrs. Gannet offer Johanna in Chapter 9 to win her over?

2. What is Simon Boudlin’s profession?

3. Why does Captain Kidd decline Doris’ offer to leave Johanna with her and Simon?

4. In Chapter 7, how do the Kiowa Indians across the river from Johanna respond?

5. How does the desk clerk in the Dallas hotel characterize Johanna’s actions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Captain Kidd show Johanna the weapons he carries, and what is her response?

2. How does the narrator characterize the political situation in Texas while Captain Kidd and Johanna are making their trip?

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

4. What does Britt Johnson give Captain Kidd when he is about to leave from Wichita Falls?

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

6. How does Johanna handle her first introduction to the hotel in Dallas?

7. What is Captain Kidd’s uniform for his news reading performances?

8. What kind of wagon does Captain Kidd buy, to take Johanna back to Castroville in?

9. Why does the narrator say that there is no Kiowa word for thank you?

10. What is the town of Spanish Fort like?

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