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

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

3. Why does Simon hide in an icehouse?
(a) He does not hide in an icehouse.
(b) To surprise someone.
(c) For fun.
(d) To escape conscription men.

4. What does Simon ask Colonel Webb for after a dinner?
(a) A salute.
(b) A hug.
(c) Food.
(d) Money.

5. Who does Simon see in a carriage at Fort Brown?
(a) Eden.
(b) Eileen.
(c) Patrick.
(d) Doris.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Mercedes?

2. What city is Simon going to after the war?

3. What does Simon talk about late at night sometimes?

4. What does Colonel Webb's governess ban her from doing?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What has Doris always loved?

4. Where does Simon find work in Galveston?

5. Who dies of yellow fever?

6. Who does Doris think about often?

7. Who does Simon kiss at the garden party?

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

9. Who is Doroteo?

10. What does Miss Pryor propose to Simon?

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