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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Captain Kidd overwhelmed with, when he watches Johanna trying to eat with a fork?
(a) Impatience.
(b) Pity.
(c) Irritation.
(d) Nostalgia.

2. What does Captain Kidd say he appreciates about the way Kiowa Indians carry themselves?
(a) Their kinetic stillness.
(b) Their electric readiness.
(c) Their vital energy.
(d) Their impassive patience.

3. When does News of the World begin?
(a) 1865.
(b) 1870.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1812.

4. What did Sergeant Kidd enjoy about being a messenger?
(a) Being vital to the victories.
(b) Not knowing what was in the messages.
(c) Being mostly free from army life.
(d) Watching people’s faces when they saw what he brought.

5. What is Johanna’s Kiowa name?
(a) Three spotted.
(b) Laughing owl.
(c) Little fish.
(d) Cicada.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Captain Kidd characterize white people’s faces?

2. How far is Captain Kidd planning to travel with Johanna, as they set out in Chapter 2?

3. How old was Jefferson Kyle Kidd when he enlisted in the War of 1812?

4. Why does Captain Kidd decline Doris’ offer to leave Johanna with her and Simon?

5. How does the sign at Thurber’s print shop in Dallas describe the grounds of the office?

(see the answer key)

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