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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What religion is Mrs. Ramsay?
(a) Anglican.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Baptist.
(d) Presbyterian.

3. Who does Percy hit in the head with a snowball?
(a) Dunny.
(b) Mr. Dempster.
(c) Mrs. Staunton.
(d) Mrs. Dempster.

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

5. Who is the narrator's intended audience?
(a) The Headmaster of the school where the narrator teaches.
(b) The Headmaster of the school from which Dunstan Ramsay was fired.
(c) The Headmaster of the school where Percy Stanton graduated from.
(d) The Headmaster of the school from which Dunstan Ramsay has retired.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dunstable seeks shelter in a bombed out building after getting shrapnel in his leg, what building is he in?

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

3. After passing out, unconscious from blood loss, where does Dunstable wake up?

4. Which character was born prematurely?

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

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