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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Jefferson Kyle Kidd’s wife Maria Luisa Betancourt y Real doing when he first saw her?
(a) Riding in a carriage.
(b) Running after the milk man.
(c) Shopping in the plaza.
(d) Dancing at a ball.

2. Why does Captain Kidd read news of discoveries in electromagnetism to the crowd in Wichita Falls?
(a) To impress people.
(b) To bore people.
(c) To make people worshipful.
(d) To distract people.

3. What does Johanna do when the Captain stops at Carlyle Springs?
(a) Lead the horses further from the road.
(b) Load the guns.
(c) Hide the wagon with brush.
(d) Cook breakfast.

4. What does Johanna think about while the outraged woman scolds her about “modesty while bathing” (139)?
(a) Captain Kidd’s desire for her to be clean.
(b) Her Kiowa friends.
(c) Her childhood before captivity.
(d) Her mother.

5. Why does Captain Kidd realize he has not offered his attentions to Mrs. Gannet, these past few years?
(a) Mrs. Gannet’s husband has left her, but not divorced her.
(b) Mrs. Gannet always has suitors around her.
(c) He feels his wife’s presence, still.
(d) His daughters would be upset.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of tone does Captain Kidd take with Thurber, the printer?

2. What did Sergeant Kidd enjoy about being a messenger?

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. What is on the other side of the River from Captain Kidd and Johanna as they are making their way to Spanish Fort?

5. When Captain Kidd and Johanna encounter the patrol in the road to Durand, how does Captain Kidd avoid answering the question put by the Captain, about who he voted for, for governor?

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