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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which direction does Captain Kidd turn the Curative Waters wagon once he picks Johanna up again from her aunt and uncle's?
(a) South.
(b) East.
(c) West.
(d) North.

2. What do the Horrell brothers say is their claim to fame?
(a) Instituting the law.
(b) Running huge herds of cattle.
(c) Killing buffalo.
(d) Killing Mexicans.

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

4. What is it that draws Captain Kidd’s blood during the fire fight with Almay and the Caddos?
(a) He bangs his head on the wagon.
(b) He is grazed. by a bullet.
(c) He is hit by splintered rock.
(d) He falls on thorns.

5. What does Captain Kidd have to prevent Johanna from doing, at the end of the shootout at Carlyle Springs?
(a) Spitting on Almay’s body.
(b) Dismembering Almay.
(c) Scalping Almay.
(d) Pursuing and killing the Caddos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Captain Kidd’s wife’s people come to America from?

2. How does Captain Kidd surprise the Mexican women washing clothes in Alazan Creek in San Antonio?

3. What is the state of Captain Kidd’s nerves after descending from the shootout at Carlyle Springs?

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

5. Where does Captain Kidd think the Horrell brothers’ mother must be?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Captain Kidd dream, after leaving Durand, and how do his dreams connect him to Johanna?

2. How does the novel speed up after the fight in Durand?

3. Why is Captain Kidd cautious about reading from the Inquirer?

4. Why does the sight of the chickens Johanna took from the stave mill make Captain Kidd cry?

5. How do Wilhelm and Anna expect to bring Johanna back into the routine of civilized life?

6. Where does Captain Kidd take shelter in his flight from Almay?

7. What danger do Captain Kidd and Johanna face in the hill country south of Lampasas?

8. How do Almay and the Caddos approach Captain Kidd, and how does this work in Captain Kidd’s favor?

9. How does Captain Kidd justify his refusal to read local news from Daily State Journal?

10. How do Captain Kidd and Johanna celebrate their victory over Almay and the Caddos?

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