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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Paul not accepted by the village as a child?
(a) His mother has a reputation for being simple.
(b) He lives in a house with his mother.
(c) He is simple.
(d) His mother keeps him isolated.

2. What were Percy and the narrator doing in the snow at the beginning of the story?
(a) Making forts.
(b) Making snowmen.
(c) Skiing.
(d) Sledding.

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

4. Dunstan becomes victim of what rumors as a bachelor teacher?
(a) That he is a pedophile.
(b) That he is a homosexual.
(c) That he is difficult to live with.
(d) That he doesn't like women.

5. What is the name of the lady who took Mary Dempster away from Deptford?
(a) Miss Beth Sharky.
(b) Miss Becky Shavels.
(c) Miss Belinda Shales.
(d) Miss Bertha Shanklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Ramsay family moved to the village from what country?

2. What book does Dunstan agree to write for Liesl?

3. What position is Boy appointed to in the Cabinet?

4. What do Dunstan's commanding officers indoctrinate Dunstan and his fellow soldiers to believe?

5. What does the narrator remember from his war experience?

(see the answer key)

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