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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is Simon's real name?
(a) Simon Jiles.
(b) Simon Boudlin.
(c) Simon Dillon.
(d) Simon Walters.

4. Who goes with Simon to a new city after the war?
(a) His friends.
(b) His mom.
(c) His dad.
(d) His band mates.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of audience does Simon usually play for?

2. What happens to Simon in March of 1865?

3. Where does Simon meet Damon?

4. How long does Colonel Webb's governess need to work for him?

5. Who is the protagonist of the novel?

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