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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dunstable seeks shelter in a bombed out building after getting shrapnel in his leg, what building is he in?
(a) An unidentifiable building.
(b) A library.
(c) A school house.
(d) A church.

2. What rank does Dunstable achieve before he is twenty years-old?
(a) Corporal.
(b) Captain.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Lieutenant.

3. What military division was Dunstable part of?
(a) The Third Canadian Division.
(b) The First Canadian Division.
(c) The Third Canadian Division.
(d) The Second Canadian Division.

4. Who presents Dunny with his military award?
(a) The Queen.
(b) The King.
(c) His commanding officer.
(d) The commanding general.

5. Dunstable's actions in battle won him what award?
(a) V.C. Award.
(b) F.G. Award.
(c) K.L. Award.
(d) C.V. Award.

6. What does the Catholic priest say to Dunstan's comment that Mrs. Dempster is a saint?
(a) He agrees.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He asks for proof.

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

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

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

10. Where does Dunstan go in Europe after he graduates?
(a) Southhampton.
(b) Antwerp.
(c) Assisi.
(d) Nice.

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

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

13. 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.

14. What does Dunstan do when he visits his parents' now empty house?
(a) Clean the house and put it up for sale.
(b) Clear out a few things.
(c) Take everything out to the dump.
(d) Leave it as is and put it up for sale.

15. After Amasa Dempster gives his resignation to his congregation, what does rumor say he does with Mrs. Dempster?
(a) Mrs. Dempster is tied up to a rope in the house.
(b) Mrs. Dempster is sent to live with someone else.
(c) Mrs. Dempster is committed to an institution for crazy people.
(d) Mrs. Dempster is killed by her husband.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Dunstan's first published book?

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

3. What name does Milo Papple give to the Dempster's house?

4. Which character was born prematurely?

5. What church do Percy and Leola join that estranges Leola from her parents?

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