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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 20, what does Wilhelm say Johanna must learn again?
(a) To work.
(b) Numbers.
(c) To pray.
(d) English.

2. 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?
(a) He pretends not to have heard.
(b) He claims not to speak English.
(c) He says he was not in the state at the time.
(d) He says he is offended.

3. What is Captain Kidd’s plan if they were victim to raiders?
(a) Abandon the wagon and make a run for it on Pasha.
(b) Bargain with the raiders.
(c) Fight it out with dimes in the shotgun.
(d) Take cover in a steep canyon and wait for help.

4. How are the Horrell brothers attired?
(a) In a hodge-podge of cast-off clothing.
(b) In Confederate army uniforms.
(c) In uniforms from either side from the war.
(d) In farmers’ clothes.

5. What danger awaits Captain Kidd and Johanna in the hill country?
(a) Lack of water or provisions.
(b) Breakdowns from rough terrain.
(c) Possible raiders.
(d) Feuding families.

6. What is the worst of the damage suffered by the Captain’s part, after the shootout at Carlyle Springs?
(a) The wagon’s thrown tie rod.
(b) Pasha’s lame leg.
(c) His cut eye.
(d) Johanna’s injured hand.

7. Why does Adolph the messenger say that Wilhelm and Anna will not likely adopt Johanna legally?
(a) They would be responsible for providing a dowry.
(b) They intend to marry her off as soon as possible.
(c) They cannot afford the legal filing fees.
(d) They want to give her a trial period first.

8. Where do Captain Kidd and Johanna stay in Cranfills Gap?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) Along the roadside.
(c) In a stable.
(d) At a campsite.

9. Where does Captain Kidd make arrangements to read the news in Durand?
(a) In a field.
(b) In a mercantile.
(c) In the grange hall.
(d) In a Masons hall.

10. What does Johanna sing to herself, when she sits with Captain Kidd and her aunt and uncle in Chapter 20?
(a) A war song.
(b) A Kiowa song calling for help.
(c) A curse on her tormentors.
(d) A death song.

11. What does Captain Kidd think Merrit Horrell’s hair looks like it has been combed with?
(a) A broom.
(b) An iron skillet.
(c) A pistol.
(d) A rake.

12. What does Captain Kidd leave Durand without buying?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Food for the horses.
(c) A new suit.
(d) Supplies.

13. What does Captain Kidd say he will do if anyone objects to his taking Johanna back with him?
(a) Leave for the frontier.
(b) Beat them silly.
(c) Shoot them with dimes.
(d) Force them to make a legal claim.

14. What is it about Pasha that keeps Captain Kidd from considering making a run for it, to escape from Almay and the Caddos?
(a) His bad back.
(b) The heavy underbrush.
(c) Her twisted hoof.
(d) Her lame leg.

15. Where does Captain Kidd park the Curative Waters wagon when he reaches Durand?
(a) A stave mill.
(b) A field on the edge of town.
(c) A tavern.
(d) A hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the “two major combatants” in the fight that breaks out during Captain Kidd’s Durand reading?

2. What do the people argue about, when they disrupt Captain Kidd’s reading in Durand?

3. Who comes to eat out of the horses’ food as Captain Kidd and Johanna travel through the hill country?

4. How does Captain Kidd characterize the act of delivering Johanna over to her relatives, after the shootout at Carlyle Springs?

5. How does Johanna injure one of the Caddos with Almay?

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