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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What name does Simon give the conscription men?
(a) Simon Winters.
(b) Simon Lessing.
(c) Simon Jiles.
(d) Simon Walters.

5. Where is Colonel Webb's governess from?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Scotland.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Patrick from?

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

3. What does Simon tell Miss Pryor he hates?

4. Who steals a boat?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Simon find work in Galveston?

2. Who tags along with Simon to Galveston?

3. How does Simon get to Galveston?

4. What happens to Simon in March of 1865?

5. Who does Simon kiss at the garden party?

6. What has Doris always loved?

7. What does Doris think of the Webb family?

8. Who does Simon notice at a dinner after the war?

9. What war is happening at the beginning of the novel?

10. How does Mrs. Webb treat Doris?

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