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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Simon from?

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

3. What instrument does Doroteo play?

4. Where does Doris think she will live for the rest of her life?

5. What does Simon tell Miss Pryor he hates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who tags along with Simon to Galveston?

2. How does Simon get to Galveston?

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

4. What happens to Simon in March of 1865?

5. What does Miss Pryor propose to Simon?

6. Where does Simon find work in Galveston?

7. Who does Doris think about often?

8. Who is Damon Lessing?

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

10. Who is Patrick?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore letters exchanged between Doris and Simon. What is the nature of this correspondence, and how does it impact their understandings of each other? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Simon's vision of his future. What kind of life does Simon envision himself living, and why? What is he willing to do in order to see it come to fruition? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay in which you explore Simon's stint in prison. What does this experience, -- with the man who is sent to beat him in his cell to the sheriff himself -- reveal about the system? Is it corrupt? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text as support.

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