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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dunny's parents were killed by what?
(a) The flu epidemic of 1920.
(b) The flu epidemic of 1919.
(c) The flu epidemic of 1918.
(d) The flu epidemic of 1917.

2. What do Dunstan's commanding officers indoctrinate Dunstan and his fellow soldiers to believe?
(a) All Germans deserve to be killed.
(b) All Canadians who serve in the military are true men.
(c) All Canadians are the best soldiers.
(d) All Germans are the devil incarnate.

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

4. The night before Dunny departs from the village, what does Leola Cruikshank announce?
(a) That she wants to go with Dunny.
(b) That she still loves Percy.
(c) That Dunny has replaced Percy in her heart.
(d) That she will marry Dunny.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dunny's mother makes him choose between Mrs. Dempster and her, what is Dunny's choice?

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

3. Who presents Dunny with his military award?

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

5. Who is Percy caught in a sexual act with?

(see the answer key)

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