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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Simon ask a girl at a party?
(a) If she will marry him.
(b) What song she wants to hear.
(c) If he can court her.
(d) If she is Irish.

2. What is the name of Colonel Webb's governess?
(a) Doris.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Dot.
(d) Doreen.

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Simon get thrown in a punishment cell?
(a) For killing a man.
(b) For punching a Union soldier.
(c) He does not get thrown in a cell.
(d) For escaping the war.

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

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

11. Who does Simon live with in Galveston?
(a) His parents.
(b) His grandma.
(c) His brother.
(d) His band mates.

12. Where was Doris educated?
(a) At a convent.
(b) At university.
(c) She was not educated.
(d) At a private school.

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

14. What is Patrick's heritage?
(a) French.
(b) Scottish.
(c) Irish.
(d) English.

15. What does Colonel Webb's governess ban her from doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Courting.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Dancing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is always complaining?

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

3. Why is Simon released from his punishment cell?

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

5. Where does Simon live in Galveston?

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