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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. What has Johanna made for supper, when Captain Kidd brings Simon and his girlfriend Doris Dillon back to the wagon from Spanish Fort?
(a) Rabbit stew.
(b) Roast chicken.
(c) Cornbread and bacon.
(d) Johnny cakes and grits.

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

3. What happens to Johanna’s native clothing?
(a) She saves it in her pack.
(b) It is donated to a museum.
(c) It is burned.
(d) It is thrown out a window.

4. What sign language sign does Johanna give Captain Kidd after the cavalry platoon has left in Chapter 5?
(a) “Friend.”
(b) “Thank you.”
(c) “Hungry.”
(d) “Free.”

5. What is Johanna doing in the hotel room when Captain Kidd gets back with Mrs. Gannet in Chapter 9?
(a) Playing with her doll.
(b) Chanting.
(c) Sitting still, rocking.
(d) Sleeping.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the meaning of the song Johanna sings as she and Captain Kidd make their way to Spanish Fort?

2. How does the sign at Thurber’s print shop in Dallas describe the grounds of the office?

3. Who were Jefferson Kyle Kidd’s men fighting at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

4. Where does Captain Kidd hide his .38 cartridges?

5. Where was Jefferson Kyle Kidd hit during the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Captain Kidd like about the message corps?

2. How does the Miss Dillon say that Johanna resembles the doll she gives her?

3. How is Johanna saved from being left with Simon and Miss Dillon?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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