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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 Colonel Webb's governess from?

2. Where is the Red River?

3. Who is Solomon Bradford?

4. What does a girl at Pryor House ask Simon to play?

5. Who dies of yellow fever?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Simon in March of 1865?

2. Who is Damon Lessing?

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

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

5. Who is Patrick?

6. Where did Simon live growing up?

7. How does Simon get to Galveston?

8. What is Simon told about approaching a governess?

9. How does Mrs. Webb treat Doris?

10. What does Simon play for Doris when she rides by in a carriage?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore Simon's family history. What kind of family does Simon come from? How does his understanding and perspective of his family history impact his goals in life? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore Doris's relationship to music. What kind of music does Doris like to hear and play? Is music as important to her as it is to Simon? Use evidence from the text as support.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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