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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dunny's mother makes him choose between Mrs. Dempster and her, what is Dunny's choice?
(a) His mother.
(b) To leave town to go to college.
(c) To enlist in the military.
(d) Mrs. Dempster.

2. At the age of thirteen, what job does Dunny get?
(a) An assistant to the lawyer.
(b) Secretary for his father's business.
(c) An under-librarian position.
(d) A type setter in the print shop.

3. Which church does Dunstan visit on his way out of town after his parents' funeral?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Anglican.
(c) Presbyterian.
(d) Baptist.

4. When Boy humiliates Leola at dinner with Dunstan, what story does Dunstan tell Boy?
(a) The story of Gyges and King Candaules.
(b) The story of Candules and King Gyanvies.
(c) The story of St. Wilgefortis.
(d) The story of St. Dunstan and the devil.

5. Joel Surgeoner is the head of what?
(a) Lifeline Mission in Quebec.
(b) Lifeline Mission in Toronto.
(c) Lifeline Mission in Durston.
(d) Lifeline Mission in Montreal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Percy and the narrator doing in the snow at the beginning of the story?

2. What news did Dunny's parents receive before they died?

3. What does Dunny tell Diana he wants to do after the war?

4. Why does Rev. Dempster prohibit Dunny from speaking to his family?

5. Dunstan recognizes Joel Surgeoner as the tramp/vagrant who did what?

(see the answer key)

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