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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Paul Dempster do when he was 10 years old?
(a) Run away with gypsies.
(b) Run away with a magician.
(c) Run away with the circus.
(d) Run away to his aunt.

2. What does Dunstan tour in Europe?
(a) Tourist sights he has never seen.
(b) The battlefields where he once fought.
(c) Other colleges where he could teach.
(d) Churches.

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

4. When Dunstan leaves the Mission, what does he give Surgeoner?
(a) Ten dollars.
(b) His phone number.
(c) Five dollars.
(d) The supplies he prayed for.

5. What is the name of Dunstable's nurse in the hospital?
(a) Diane Martin.
(b) Dina Merless.
(c) Deanna Margus.
(d) Diana Marfleet.

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

7. What do Percy and Leola name their first child?
(a) Edward Charles.
(b) David Edward.
(c) Edward David.
(d) Charles Edward.

8. Who introduces Dunstan to the concept of a "fool-saint?"
(a) The Protestant priest.
(b) The Anglican priest.
(c) The Catholic priest.
(d) The Baptist priest.

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

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

11. What does Mrs. Dempster do to bring Willie back to life?
(a) CPR.
(b) Prays and calls out his name.
(c) Prays over him.
(d) Breathes on him and calls his name.

12. What type of damage did the snowball cause to the person it hit?
(a) Permanent vision damage.
(b) Permanent hearing damage.
(c) Permanent mobility damage.
(d) Permanent brain damage.

13. What does Dunstan do right after college?
(a) He earns his Ph.D.
(b) He earns his M.A.
(c) He goes to work as a teacher.
(d) He earns another B.A.

14. What is revealed in Europe as Dunstan's life long interest?
(a) The study of Catholic churches.
(b) The study of saints and statues found in historical churches.
(c) The study of saints of the Catholic church.
(d) The study of paintings in historical churches.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Dunstan becomes victim of what rumors as a bachelor teacher?

2. Which character was born prematurely?

3. What is Dunstan's quest in Europe?

4. Who does Percy hit in the head with a snowball?

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

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