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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) If she is Irish.
(c) If he can court her.
(d) What song she wants to hear.

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

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

4. What happens sometimes at saloons?
(a) People get in fights.
(b) People eat cake.
(c) People do math.
(d) People get sick.

5. Who does Doris often think about?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Simon.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her dog.

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

7. Why does Simon play a Creole song?
(a) For a Creole girl.
(b) For his mother.
(c) For himself.
(d) For Doris.

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

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

10. What color is Doris's hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blonde.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Simon end up at the Pryor House?

2. How does Simon plan on making money after the war?

3. What instrument does Patrick play?

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

5. What new song does Miss Pryor tell Simon about?

(see the answer keys)

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