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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What instrument does Doroteo play?
(a) Cello.
(b) Drums.
(c) Fiddle.
(d) Guitar.

4. What kind of audience does Simon usually play for?
(a) Drunk men.
(b) Church goers.
(c) Children.
(d) Drunk women.

5. Where does Simon live in Galveston?
(a) In an abandoned house.
(b) In a hut.
(c) In a boat.
(d) In a mansion.

6. Who sends a letter to Patrick?
(a) Simon.
(b) His mother.
(c) Doris.
(d) Damon.

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

8. How does Simon get to Galveston?
(a) By train.
(b) By boat.
(c) By carriage.
(d) By foot.

9. Where does Simon get work in Gavleston?
(a) At saloons.
(b) At churches.
(c) At bakeries.
(d) At hospitals.

10. What does Doris know she needs in America?
(a) Allies.
(b) A husband.
(c) A job.
(d) A horse.

11. Who is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) Damon.
(b) Simon.
(c) Fiddler.
(d) John.

12. What was Doris's favorite part of her education?
(a) Learning.
(b) Going to the beehives.
(c) Reading.
(d) Milking cows.

13. Why does Simon hide in an icehouse?
(a) To escape conscription men.
(b) For fun.
(c) He does not hide in an icehouse.
(d) To surprise someone.

14. Who does Simon enlist to help him correspond with someone via letters?
(a) Doris.
(b) Doroteo.
(c) Damon.
(d) Patrick.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon ask Colonel Webb for after a dinner?

2. Who does Simon borrow nice jackets from?

3. Why does Simon play a Creole song?

4. What is Simon's real name?

5. What does Damon give to Simon?

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