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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 - 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Simon released from his punishment cell?
(a) He is needed to cook.
(b) He is being hanged.
(c) He escapes.
(d) He is needed for entertainment.

2. Who does Simon borrow shirts from?
(a) A sergeant.
(b) A colonel.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A waiter.

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

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

5. Who does Simon notice at a dinner?
(a) A waitress.
(b) A horse.
(c) An old man.
(d) A pretty girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who gets sick on a boat?

2. How does Simon get to Galveston?

3. Who does Simon ask a Union sergeant about at Fort Brown?

4. Who goes with Simon to a new city after the war?

5. What instrument does Doroteo play?

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