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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 Colonel Webb's governess ban her from doing?
(a) Eating.
(b) Courting.
(c) Dancing.
(d) Drinking.

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

3. Who does Simon notice at a dinner?
(a) An old man.
(b) A horse.
(c) A waitress.
(d) A pretty girl.

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

5. Where is Doris from?
(a) England.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Scotland.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Simon get thrown in a punishment cell?

2. Who goes with Simon to a new city after the war?

3. Where did Simon live growing up?

4. What kind of audience does Simon usually play for?

5. What does Damon give to Simon?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Simon told about approaching a governess?

3. Why does Simon have Patrick write letters to Doris?

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

5. What instrument does Simon play?

6. Who does Doris think about often?

7. Who is Patrick?

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

9. Who does Simon kiss at the garden party?

10. What happens to Simon in March of 1865?

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