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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 - 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Simon ask Colonel Webb for after a dinner?
(a) A salute.
(b) Money.
(c) Food.
(d) A hug.

2. What does Simon ask a girl at a party?
(a) If she is Irish.
(b) If she will marry him.
(c) If he can court her.
(d) What song she wants to hear.

3. Who is Mercedes?
(a) A stage actress.
(b) A cook.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A maid.

4. Who is Simon running from at the beginning of the novel?
(a) His wife.
(b) Conscription men.
(c) Doris.
(d) Dogs.

5. Who does Simon live with in Galveston?
(a) His brother.
(b) His parents.
(c) His grandma.
(d) His band mates.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon want in life?

2. What does the band sell a dead animal for?

3. Where is the Red River?

4. Where does Simon get work in Gavleston?

5. What does Simon talk about late at night sometimes?

(see the answer key)

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