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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Rev. Dempster prohibit Dunny from speaking to his family?
(a) Because Rev. Dempster finds out that Dunny likes Paul and Mrs. Dempster.
(b) Because he corrupted Paul by teaching him magic and about the saints.
(c) Because he corrupts the family by making them think they are accepted by the village.
(d) Because he corrupted Mrs. Dempster by making her laugh a lot.

2. What name does Milo Papple give to the Dempster's house?
(a) The funhouse.
(b) The bughouse.
(c) The nuthouse.
(d) The doghouse.

3. Where does the town find Mrs. Dempster after she wanders off at night?
(a) In the bushes off the road.
(b) In the bushes behind the church.
(c) In the gravel pits behind a tree.
(d) In the gravel pits in a clump of bushes.

4. What book does Dunny read often to Paul in order to have Paul watch him perform tricks?
(a) A Child's Book of Saints.
(b) A Child's Book of Tricks.
(c) A Child's Book of Magic Tricks.
(d) A Child's Book of the Church.

5. What type of damage did the snowball cause to the person it hit?
(a) Permanent mobility damage.
(b) Permanent brain damage.
(c) Permanent hearing damage.
(d) Permanent vision damage.

Short Answer Questions

1. How big was the population of Dunstan's home village at the beginning of the story?

2. What is the name for someone who is a know it all?

3. What college is Percy sent away to?

4. How old was the narrator on December 27, 1908?

5. Who is the narrator's intended audience?

(see the answer key)

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