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

2. Why are two soldiers guarding the door at Captain Kidd’s reading in Dallas?
(a) The soldiers are looking for a thief.
(b) Some people expect trouble at the reading.
(c) There have been threats against the event.
(d) Texas is still under military rule.

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

4. What does Captain Kidd learn Johanna knows how to do, after the meeting with the cavalry in Chapter 5?
(a) Load the Smith and Wesson pistol.
(b) Handle a shotgun.
(c) Take the safety off the Smith and Wesson pistol.
(d) Skin a rabbit.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What made Jefferson Kyle Kidd a good messenger?

2. Where did Jefferson Kyle Kidd grow up?

3. What color ascot does Captain Kidd wear with his reading suit?

4. How much money does Captain Kidd make at the Dallas reading?

5. Where does Captain Kidd give his reading in Spanish Fort in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Captain Kidd’s approach to reading local news?

2. What was it that made Captain Kidd want to be a news reader?

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

4. What kind of challenge does Captain Kidd have, in teaching Johanna to use a knife and fork?

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

6. How did Britt Johnson come to be responsible for Johanna?

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

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

9. How does Captain Kidd choose his news stories to manage the crowd?

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

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