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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. Who annoys Mrs. Webb?
(a) Simon.
(b) Doris.
(c) Josephina.
(d) Her husband.

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

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

4. Who gets sick on a boat?
(a) Patrick.
(b) Simon.
(c) Damon.
(d) Doroteo.

5. Why does a Creole girl cry at Pryor House?
(a) Simon plays a song for her.
(b) She is fired from her job.
(c) She does not cry.
(d) Someone hurts her feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Doris often think about?

2. What does Doris know she needs in America?

3. Why is Simon released from his punishment cell?

4. Who does Simon live with in Galveston?

5. Where does Simon live in Galveston?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Simon play 'La Savane' at Pryor House?

2. What does Simon play for Doris when she rides by in a carriage?

3. How old is Simon at the beginning of the novel?

4. Who is Doroteo?

5. What happens to Simon in March of 1865?

6. Who is Patrick?

7. Who is Damon Lessing?

8. Where is Patrick from?

9. Where does Simon want to buy land?

10. What does Miss Pryor propose to Simon?

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