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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Captain Kidd say that he has to return Johanna to her relatives?
2. 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?
3. Who is the author of the quote Captain Kidd quotes to John Calley, that the laws should be publicized openly, and apply equally to king and peasant?
4. In Chapter 15, what does Captain Kidd say people always want to hear from travelers?
5. What does Captain Kidd surmise from the fact that Almay and the Caddos are coming up single file on one side of the ravine?
Short Essay Questions
1. After the battle with Almay and the Caddos, what does Captain Kidd tell himself the meaning of life is?
2. What kind of appearance do the Horrell brothers make before Captain Kidd and Johanna?
3. What danger do Captain Kidd and Johanna face in the hill country south of Lampasas?
4. How does Captain Kidd reunite with Johanna, and how does she leave Anna and Wilhelm?
5. What uproar does Johanna cause near the river with the stave mill, and how does she react when the uproar is settled?
6. What is the conversation that passes between Captain Kidd and Johanna on Johanna’s wedding day?
7. How does Johanna react to her return to family?
8. How do Captain Kidd and Johanna celebrate their victory over Almay and the Caddos?
9. How do Captain Kidd and Johanna turn the tides of the battle Carlyle Springs?
10. Why is Captain Kidd cautious about reading from the Inquirer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Where is the climax of this book? Are there different climaxes? What questions does each climax resolve? What questions does each climax leave unanswered? How does the book regulate the tension between tense periods and climaxes?
Essay Topic 2
In what ways is News of the World relevant to contemporary readers? What contemporary issues are in play in the book, and how would the book contribute to contemporary discussion? Cite specific discussions from contemporary sources, and cite specific instances from the book, that describe its contemporary relevance.
Essay Topic 3
When is News of the World most itself? What is its characteristic passage, or moment? What makes that moment or passage the most representative of the book as a whole? Are there any places where the book seems to depart from its typical self, as if to become a different book?
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