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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 is on the other side of the River from Captain Kidd and Johanna as they are making their way to Spanish Fort?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) New Mexico.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Indian Territory.

2. What does Captain Kidd notice about the Durand crowd, out of the corner of his eye?
(a) How angry they are.
(b) How bored they are.
(c) How polarized they are.
(d) Who their leaders are.

3. What Amendment to the constitution has just passed, when Captain Kidd starts reading to his audience?
(a) The 16th.
(b) The 15th.
(c) The 13th.
(d) The 14th.

4. What kind of tone does Captain Kidd take with Thurber, the printer?
(a) Cajoling.
(b) Snappish.
(c) Conciliatory.
(d) Insulting.

5. In which state did Captain Kidd fight the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?
(a) Tennessee.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Texas.
(d) Alabama.

Short Answer Questions

1. What topic does Captain Kidd avoid reading about in Durand, in addition to local Texas politics?

2. What does Captain Kidd prepare for, as a contingency plan, after leaving the road up to Carlyle Springs?

3. Why does the desk clerk in the Dallas hotel speak so dramatically?

4. What does Captain Kidd say about other people’s cultures, when he cannot tell whether to give Johanna a kiss on the cheek?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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