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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What vehicle does Simon sneak onto?
(a) A buggy.
(b) A train.
(c) A plane.
(d) A wagon.

2. Who is Rosillo?
(a) A cook.
(b) The man who travels with the band to Banquete.
(c) A doctor.
(d) The man who gives Simon a ride.

3. When did Simon's mother die?
(a) When he was a teenager.
(b) When he was born.
(c) When he was an adult.
(d) When he was a child.

4. Who does Simon kick out of the band?
(a) Pruitt.
(b) Nobody.
(c) Doroteo.
(d) Damon.

5. Why does Simon leave Galveston?
(a) To find love.
(b) He does not leave Galveston.
(c) He is bored of it.
(d) To escape yellow fever.

6. What does Doris tell Colonel Webb after he scolds her?
(a) She will fight him.
(b) She hates him.
(c) She loves him.
(d) She will move out.

7. What helps the band get jobs in saloons?
(a) New shoes.
(b) New band members.
(c) New instruments.
(d) New clothes.

8. Who does Simon say broke a contract?
(a) Colonel Webb.
(b) Doris.
(c) Damon.
(d) Himself.

9. What did Simon's father do for a living?
(a) He was a lawyer.
(b) He was a fiddler.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was unemployed.

10. Who does Simon spy on?
(a) Doris.
(b) Colonel Webb.
(c) Damon.
(d) Mr. Pressley.

11. What does Colonel Webb threaten to take away from Doris?
(a) Her glasses.
(b) Her earnings.
(c) Her life.
(d) Her food.

12. What do Simon's coworkers call him?
(a) Moonshine.
(b) Simon.
(c) Rum.
(d) Whiskey.

13. Where is Twohig's?
(a) Denton.
(b) Houston.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Galveston.

14. Who invites Simon's band to play a dinner party?
(a) Colonel Webb.
(b) Mrs. Webb.
(c) Doris.
(d) Jacob Whittaker.

15. Who delivers a letter to Simon one day?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) A Union soldier.
(c) Walking David.
(d) Doris.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Doris reveal to Simon about her job?

2. Who is Walking David?

3. Where does Simon live in Houston?

4. Who does Doris make sure to never be alone with?

5. Who does Simon kill?

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