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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name for someone who is a know it all?
(a) Polymouth.
(b) Polynoun.
(c) Polymath.
(d) Polymorphous.

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

3. What skills does Mrs. Dempster lack because she grew up with servants?
(a) Child-raising and book-keeping skills.
(b) Culinary and child-raising skills.
(c) Housekeeping and culinary skills.
(d) Housekeeping and book-keeping skills.

4. How big was the population of Dunstan's home village at the beginning of the story?
(a) Five hundred and fifty people.
(b) Five hundred people.
(c) Four hundred people.
(d) Six hundred people.

5. How old was the narrator on December 27, 1908?
(a) Ten years and seven months.
(b) Ten years and nine months.
(c) Ten years and eight months.
(d) Ten years and six months.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What college is Percy sent away to?

3. What is the name of the narrator of the story?

4. The night before Dunny departs from the village, what does Leola Cruikshank announce?

5. What name does Milo Papple give to the Dempster's house?

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