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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Captain Kidd have to prevent Johanna from doing, at the end of the shootout at Carlyle Springs?
(a) Pursuing and killing the Caddos.
(b) Spitting on Almay’s body.
(c) Dismembering Almay.
(d) Scalping Almay.

2. What armament does Captain Kidd determine Almay and the Caddos are carrying in Chapter 11?
(a) One rifle and two handguns.
(b) Three handguns.
(c) Three rifles.
(d) Two rifles and a handgun.

3. What qualities is Captain Kidd careful to present in his appearance when he reads the news?
(a) Gentleness and kindness.
(b) Neutrality and powerlessness.
(c) Bookishness and frailty.
(d) Authority and wisdom.

4. What does Captain Kidd look for in the tight spirals of buzzards?
(a) Signs of a dead body nearby.
(b) Signs of other travelers.
(c) Signs of game nearby.
(d) Signs of water.

5. How does Captain Kidd characterize the white man’s world he wants to protect Johanna in?
(a) Side-ways and inside-out.
(b) Cross-grained and contentious.
(c) Mechanized and cruel.
(d) Upside-down and topsy-turvy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Captain Kidd thinking when he heads up to Carlyle Springs?

2. What does Captain Kidd notice about the Durand crowd, out of the corner of his eye?

3. What Amendment to the constitution has just passed, when Captain Kidd starts reading to his audience?

4. What does Johanna do when the Captain stops at Carlyle Springs?

5. How many men have brought guns to the Captain’s news reading in Durand?

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