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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of his military service, what emotional ailment did Dunstable suffer from?
(a) Depression.
(b) Home sickness.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Confusion.

2. What does Percy Staunton share with Dunstan that enables Dunstan to get more money?
(a) His money.
(b) Stock tips.
(c) Investment opportunities.
(d) How to earn interest.

3. Why does Amasa Dempster refuse to prosecute the man Mrs. Dempster was found with?
(a) Because he is afraid of the shame.
(b) Because he does not want to bring more humiliation on Mrs. Dempster.
(c) Because Mrs. Dempster was a willing participant.
(d) Because Mrs. Dempster doesn't want him to.

4. What were Percy and the narrator doing in the snow at the beginning of the story?
(a) Sledding.
(b) Skiing.
(c) Making snowmen.
(d) Making forts.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Dunstable's nurse in the hospital?

2. What is the name of Dunstan's home village?

3. Why is Paul not accepted by the village as a child?

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

5. According to legend, what did St. Dunstan do to the devil?

(see the answer key)

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