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Fifth Business | Quiz

Robertson Davies
This Study Guide consists of approximately 114 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Fifth Business.

Fifth Business | Quiz

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1)

How many years does Dunstan spend in college? (from Chapter 3)

Two.
Three.
Five.
Four.
2)

Who asks Dunstan to write the official autobiography of Boy's life? (from Chapter 6)

Caroline.
Denyse.
David.
Leola.
3)

Where does Dunstan go in Europe after he graduates? (from Chapter 3)

Antwerp.
Southhampton.
Nice.
Assisi.
4)

What does Percy Staunton share with Dunstan that enables Dunstan to get more money? (from Chapter 3)

How to earn interest.
Investment opportunities.
His money.
Stock tips.
5)

What is the name of the lady who took Mary Dempster away from Deptford? (from Chapter 3)

Miss Becky Shavels.
Miss Belinda Shales.
Miss Bertha Shanklin.
Miss Beth Sharky.
6)

How does Orpheus Wettenhall die? (from Chapter 4)

He gets run over by a car.
He commits suicide.
He gets murdered.
He doesn't die.
7)

Boy dies a few days before he was to be appointed to what post? (from Chapter 6)

Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
Aide de Camp to the Crown Prince.
Cabinet Minister of Food Production and Distribution.
Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.
8)

What does Eisengrim tell Boy that he called him during Eisengrim's days in Deptford? (from Chapter 6)

Spoiled Bully Boy.
Rich Bully Boy.
Rich Young Ruler.
Spoiled Young Ruler.
9)

What did Leola and Boy name their son who was born nine months after the dinner where Leola was humiliated in front of Dunstan? (from Chapter 4)

Dunstan.
Edward.
Charles.
David.
10)

What does Dunstan tour in Europe? (from Chapter 3)

Tourist sights he has never seen.
Other colleges where he could teach.
The battlefields where he once fought.
Churches.
11)

Who tells David of his mother's death? (from Chapter 5)

Boy.
Caroline.
Percy.
Dunstan.
12)

Who is the most colorful priest that Dunstan meets in the Jesuit community? (from Chapter 4)

Padre Blazon.
Padre Franco.
Father Ignacio.
Father Dylan.
13)

Dunstan recognizes Joel Surgeoner as the tramp/vagrant who did what? (from Chapter 3)

Ran away with Paul Dempster.
Led Mary Dempster to her downfall.
Stole Mary Dempster from her house.
Led Amsa Dempster to Mary Dempster.
14)

What is the name of the daughter of Boy Staunton's second wife? (from Chapter 6)

Lorene.
Lisa.
Leslie.
Leanna.
15)

Dunstan becomes victim of what rumors as a bachelor teacher? (from Chapter 3)

That he is a pedophile.
That he is difficult to live with.
That he doesn't like women.
That he is a homosexual.
16)

What is the name of the woman who plays Gretchen and Venus in the show Dunstan sees in Mexico? (from Chapter 5)

Faustina.
Katarina.
Margaret.
Liesl.
17)

What is the name of the woman Boy Staunton marries after the death of his first wife? (from Chapter 6)

Denyse Hornick .
Dolly Halibut.
Darla Harris.
Dora Hancock.
18)

Who does Dunstan believe is suffering most from the events of Christmas 1936? (from Chapter 4)

Himself.
Boy.
The children.
Leola.
19)

On what day does Padre Blazon say that Dunstan should honor Mary Dempster in his prayers? (from Chapter 6)

Martyr's Day.
All Saint's Day.
Mother's Day.
All Soul's Day.
20)

Who does Eisengrim say was his first magic teacher? (from Chapter 6)

Le Solitaire.
Dunstan.
His mother.
Liesl.
21)

When Boy humiliates Leola at dinner with Dunstan, what story does Dunstan tell Boy? (from Chapter 4)

The story of St. Wilgefortis.
The story of Candules and King Gyanvies.
The story of St. Dunstan and the devil.
The story of Gyges and King Candaules.
22)

When Dunstan does not get the job as the new Headmaster, he insists on a paid leave of absence to go where? (from Chapter 5)

Latin America.
Asia.
South America.
Europe.
23)

What does Boy tell his fashionable friends that Dunstan is? (from Chapter 4)

A published author.
A professor.
A writer.
A teacher.
24)

Liesl is a student of what? (from Chapter 5)

Magic.
History.
Hagiography.
Art.
25)

What subject does Percy study in college? (from Chapter 3)

Law.
Government.
History.
Medicine.
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