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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Simon dance with at a dinner party?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Eden.
(c) Doris.
(d) Mrs. Webb.

2. How long does it take the band to travel through the Nueces Strip?
(a) 20 days.
(b) 1 day.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 5 days.

3. What vehicle does Simon sneak onto?
(a) A buggy.
(b) A wagon.
(c) A train.
(d) A plane.

4. Who is Jacob Whittaker?
(a) A cook.
(b) A drummer.
(c) A lieutenant.
(d) A doctor.

5. Who strikes Simon at a dinner party?
(a) Doris.
(b) Damon.
(c) Colonel Webb.
(d) Mrs. Webb.

6. What city do Simon and Damon travel to together?
(a) Denton.
(b) Austin.
(c) San Antonio.
(d) Boston.

7. Why does Colonel Webb scold Doris?
(a) For her failure to do her job well.
(b) For her clothes being tattered.
(c) For her language.
(d) For her behavior.

8. Who does Simon propose to?
(a) Eden.
(b) Doris.
(c) Mercedes.
(d) Edith.

9. Why does Simon leave Galveston?
(a) To escape yellow fever.
(b) He does not leave Galveston.
(c) He is bored of it.
(d) To find love.

10. Who delivers a letter to Simon one day?
(a) Walking David.
(b) A Union soldier.
(c) Doris.
(d) Mercedes.

11. What did Simon's father do for a living?
(a) He was unemployed.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a fiddler.
(d) He was a doctor.

12. What kind of music does Simon want to play in saloons?
(a) Fast music.
(b) Church music.
(c) Slow music.
(d) Contemporary music.

13. Who does Simon kick out of the band?
(a) Nobody.
(b) Damon.
(c) Doroteo.
(d) Pruitt.

14. Who does Colonel Webb forbid Doris to see?
(a) Mercedes.
(b) Her family.
(c) Any men.
(d) Simon.

15. Why does Doris tell Simon she cannot speak to him anymore?
(a) She is scared of him.
(b) She has been forbidden.
(c) She does not like him anymore.
(d) She is moving away.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Simon and Damon get to San Antonio?

2. Who does Simon say broke a contract?

3. Who recognizes Simon at a dinner party?

4. What does Simon want in life?

5. What does Doris tell Colonel Webb after he scolds her?

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