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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 much does Captain Kidd offer to park his wagon, and how much does he end up paying?
(a) One dollar; five dollars.
(b) Five dollars; ten dollars.
(c) 50 cents; one dollar.
(d) 15 cents; 50 cents.

2. What do the Horrell brothers say is their claim to fame?
(a) Killing Mexicans.
(b) Killing buffalo.
(c) Instituting the law.
(d) Running huge herds of cattle.

3. What does Johanna call Captain Kidd when he is about to give her away in marriage?
(a) Her faithful messenger.
(b) Her only family member.
(c) Her curative waters.
(d) Her savior.

4. What does Captain Kidd say about other people’s cultures, when he cannot tell whether to give Johanna a kiss on the cheek?
(a) That they require initiation.
(b) That they are inscrutable books.
(c) That they are minefields.
(d) That they are secret.

5. Where do Captain Kidd and Johanna stay in Cranfills Gap?
(a) In a stable.
(b) At a campsite.
(c) Along the roadside.
(d) At a hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far off is Almay when Captain Kidd shoots him with the dimes?

2. What does Captain Kidd think about doing, as a last ditch measure, to keep Almay from taking Johanna?

3. What is Captain Kidd concerned with, as he descends from Carlyle Springs?

4. Where does Captain Kidd think the Horrell brothers’ mother must be?

5. What does John Calley apologize to Captain Kidd for, as he helps him collect the dimes that were spilled by the fighting during Captain Kidd’s Durand reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Captain Kidd injured in his fight with Almay and Caddos, and how does his injury affect him?

2. Who are the four men Captain Kidd and Johanna meet on the road to Lampasas, and what warning do they give Captain Kidd and Johanna?

3. How does the Curative Waters wagon’s tire become a symbol for Johanna’s arrival with her family, and departure from Captain Kidd’s life?

4. How does Johanna save Captain Kidd’s life when they are passing through the hill country to Fredericksburg?

5. What is it that divides the crowd Captain Kidd reads to in the mercantile in Durand?

6. How do Almay and the Caddos approach Captain Kidd, and how does this work in Captain Kidd’s favor?

7. How do Captain Kidd and Johanna turn the tides of the battle Carlyle Springs?

8. How do Wilhelm and Anna expect to bring Johanna back into the routine of civilized life?

9. What is Captain Kidd’s first impression of Johanna’s aunt and uncle, Wilhelm and Anna Leonberger?

10. Why is Captain Kidd cautious about reading from the Inquirer?

(see the answer keys)

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