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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) He feels his wife’s presence, still.
(c) His daughters would be upset.
(d) Mrs. Gannet always has suitors around her.

3. In Chapter 7, what does Captain Kidd light his reading by?
(a) A bull’s-eye lantern.
(b) An oil lamp.
(c) A taper.
(d) A candle.

4. How does the desk clerk in the Dallas hotel characterize Johanna’s actions?
(a) Timid.
(b) Disembodied.
(c) Operatic.
(d) Spectral.

5. What does the other, “celestial” voice inside Captain Kidd answer, when he worries about the girl (74)?
(a) “You already took the money.”
(b) “Well you can’t go back on your word.”
(c) “Then pay close attention.”
(d) “Then do it again.”

6. What does Captain Kidd see on Johanna’s face when he meets her?
(a) Dread.
(b) Panic.
(c) Warmth.
(d) Contempt.

7. What does Captain Kidd start off with, in his readings in Chapter 7?
(a) Far-off news.
(b) Hard news.
(c) Curiosities and inventions.
(d) Human interest pieces.

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

9. How does Captain Kidd characterize white people’s faces?
(a) Sensitive and over-responsive.
(b) Duplicitous and hidden.
(c) Open and unguarded.
(d) Disingenuous and two-faced.

10. What does Johanna yell to the Kiowa Indians across the river in Chapter 7?
(a) “Rescue me.”
(b) “Can you help me?”
(c) “Where is my mother?”
(d) “Run.”

11. What does Captain Kidd say would be the consequence if he read from Governor Davis’ state journal, as one audience member requests?
(a) There would be fights.
(b) The militia would break up the reading.
(c) He would be arrested.
(d) He would be chased from the hall.

12. What sign language sign does Johanna give Captain Kidd after the cavalry platoon has left in Chapter 5?
(a) “Free.”
(b) “Friend.”
(c) “Thank you.”
(d) “Hungry.”

13. What does Captain Kidd try to tell Johanna as the cavalry platoon rides up in Chapter 5?
(a) “Friend.”
(b) “Danger.”
(c) “Hide.”
(d) “Be patient.”

14. What was Johanna traded for, when she was brought in?
(a) A tin sheet stove.
(b) $50 gold coin.
(c) 15 blankets and some silverware.
(d) A Smith and Wesson pistol.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the voice inside of Captain Kidd protest, when he worries about the girl in Chapter 8?

2. What does Captain Kidd not have with him, when the cavalry Captain asks for it in Chapter 5?

3. How much money does Captain Kidd make at the Dallas reading?

4. How do Captain Kidd and Simon and Doris know which way Johanna went when she runs off in Chapter 7?

5. What does Johanna do when Captain Kidd locks her in the hotel room in Dallas?

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