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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. Whose voice does Captain Kidd say this celestial voice in Chapter 8 resembles?
(a) His general’s.
(b) His own childhood self’s.
(c) Britt Johnson’s.
(d) His father’s.

2. How does Captain Kidd characterize white people’s faces?
(a) Duplicitous and hidden.
(b) Disingenuous and two-faced.
(c) Sensitive and over-responsive.
(d) Open and unguarded.

3. 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.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What qualities is Captain Kidd careful to present in his appearance when he reads the news?

2. How does Captain Kidd finish Simon’s sentence when Simon says “you have taken on a heavy load” (54)?

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

4. What sign language sign does Johanna give Captain Kidd after the cavalry platoon has left in Chapter 5?

5. Where did the Curative Waters wagon Captain Kidd buys originally come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Captain Kidd settle his own doubts about whether he can take care of Johanna?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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