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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 does Captain Kidd buy from Thurber, in addition to the newspapers?
(a) Ink.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Letter writing paper.
(d) Books.

2. What is Captain Kidd thinking about as he and Almay negotiate about Johanna?
(a) Whether he can take refuge with friends.
(b) How much ammunition he has.
(c) How fast the Caddos can travel.
(d) Where to hide.

3. What is Johanna’s reaction when Captain Kidd shows her his weapons in Chapter 4?
(a) She shows him that he has given her reassurance.
(b) She expresses doubt about his fitness to use them.
(c) She refuses to concede that she is on his side.
(d) She hides her intention to seize the weapons.

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

5. What does the Captain say he was nervous about, for the first two days with Johanna?
(a) That he would get lost.
(b) That she would be stolen.
(c) That someone would steal the $50 coin.
(d) That she would kill him.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what light does Captain Kidd find Johanna in Chapter 7?

2. What made Jefferson Kyle Kidd a good messenger?

3. What is Simon Boudlin’s profession?

4. In Chapter 4, what does Johanna expect to have to do?

5. What is it that Captain Kidd is drawn to about Mrs. Gannet?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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