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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 - 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song does Simon play for someone at Fort Brown?
(a) Old McDonald.
(b) Gow's Lament.
(c) Blarney Pilgrim.
(d) Death and the Sinner.

2. What does Simon fail to get after the war?
(a) A revolver.
(b) Discharge papers.
(c) A fry pan.
(d) A fiddle.

3. Who does Simon decide to write to?
(a) Doris.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Walking David.

4. Why does Simon end up at the Pryor House?
(a) To socialize.
(b) To teach music.
(c) To eat.
(d) To play music.

5. Who does Simon kiss at Pryor House?
(a) A cook.
(b) A Creole girl.
(c) Miss Pryor.
(d) Doris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Simon play his fiddle for at Fort Brown?

2. Who is the protagonist of the novel?

3. Where is Simon from?

4. Who does Simon live with in Galveston?

5. What color is Doris's hair?

(see the answer key)

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