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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the narrator of the story?
(a) Dunston.
(b) Dunny.
(c) Percy.
(d) Denny.

2. 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 corrupted Mrs. Dempster by making her laugh a lot.
(d) Because he corrupts the family by making them think they are accepted by the village.

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

4. What does the narrator remember from his war experience?
(a) Dodging bullets and attack plans.
(b) Chaos and confusion.
(c) Earning medals and dodging bullets.
(d) Historic events and confusion on the front lines.

5. In what country is Dunstable stationed at the Front?
(a) Italy.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Dunstan's family's house and newspaper business after he left for school?

2. Who gives Dunny the name Dunstan?

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

4. What nickname does Dunstable live down by performing a raunchy vaudevillian impersonation of Charlie Chaplain for the troops?

5. What religion is Mrs. Ramsay?

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