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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Colonel Webb's governess need to work for him?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 5 years.

3. Who did Simon live with growing up?
(a) His mom.
(b) His dad.
(c) Running David.
(d) Walking David.

4. Where is Patrick from?
(a) Texas.
(b) Georgia.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.

5. What does Simon want to buy in Texas?
(a) Land.
(b) A boat.
(c) A house.
(d) A horse.

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

7. Where is the Red River?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Florida.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Texas.

8. What does Simon make flyers for?
(a) His missing dog.
(b) He does not make flyers.
(c) His band.
(d) His fiddle.

9. What did Mercedes tell Doris about Simon?
(a) He wants to marry her.
(b) He was taken by her.
(c) He hates her.
(d) He smells funny.

10. Who is Solomon Bradford?
(a) A stage actor.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A landowner.
(d) A lawyer.

11. Who does Simon ask a Union sergeant about at Fort Brown?
(a) Dylan.
(b) Doreen.
(c) Dolly.
(d) Doris.

12. What new song does Miss Pryor tell Simon about?
(a) Red River Valley.
(b) Blarney Pilgrim.
(c) La Savane.
(d) Death and the Sinner.

13. Who gets sick on a boat?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Doroteo.
(c) Damon.
(d) Simon.

14. What does a girl at Pryor House ask Simon to play?
(a) Irish airs.
(b) Scottish airs.
(c) La Savane.
(d) Blarney Pilgrim.

15. Where does Simon meet Damon?
(a) In a barber shop.
(b) In a saloon.
(c) In the army.
(d) At a play.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Colonel Webb's governess?

2. What does Simon fail to get after the war?

3. Who is Mercedes?

4. Who does Doris find rude?

5. What happens to Simon in March of 1865?

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