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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Simon give the conscription men?
(a) Simon Winters.
(b) Simon Walters.
(c) Simon Lessing.
(d) Simon Jiles.

2. What does Simon talk about late at night sometimes?
(a) His life plan.
(b) His dog.
(c) Doris.
(d) His family.

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

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

5. Who steals a boat?
(a) Simon and his band mates.
(b) Simon and his wife.
(c) Simon and his brother.
(d) Simon and his father.

6. Who is always complaining?
(a) Josephina.
(b) Doris.
(c) John.
(d) Simon.

7. What is Simon's real name?
(a) Simon Walters.
(b) Simon Jiles.
(c) Simon Dillon.
(d) Simon Boudlin.

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

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

10. Who goes with Simon to a new city after the war?
(a) His mom.
(b) His dad.
(c) His band mates.
(d) His friends.

11. Who does Simon decide to write to?
(a) Walking David.
(b) Doris.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

13. What does Simon tell Miss Pryor he hates?
(a) Singing.
(b) Playing fiddle.
(c) Teaching.
(d) Cake.

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

15. Who did Simon live with growing up?
(a) Walking David.
(b) His dad.
(c) His mom.
(d) Running David.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Simon fail to get after the war?

2. Who is the band cautious around?

3. Where does Simon live in Galveston?

4. Where is Colonel Webb's governess from?

5. Why does a Creole girl cry at Pryor House?

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