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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 did Doris grow up?
(a) On a farm.
(b) In a mansion.
(c) On a beach.
(d) On an orchard.

2. What city is Simon going to after the war?
(a) Houston.
(b) Austin.
(c) Fort Worth.
(d) Galveston.

3. What kind of audience does Simon usually play for?
(a) Children.
(b) Drunk men.
(c) Drunk women.
(d) Church goers.

4. Who is the protagonist of the novel?
(a) Damon.
(b) John.
(c) Fiddler.
(d) Simon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Simon borrow nice jackets from?

2. Who steals a boat?

3. What kinds of shirts does Simon buy for the band?

4. Who dies of yellow fever?

5. What does Simon make flyers for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Simon imagine his future?

2. What does Doris think of the Webb family?

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

4. Who tags along with Simon to Galveston?

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

6. What does Miss Pryor propose to Simon?

7. Who is Doroteo?

8. What has Doris always loved?

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

10. Who dies of yellow fever?

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