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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What book does Dunstable carry around in his pocket while he is serving at the front?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A book of magic tricks.
(c) A book of jokes.
(d) A book of prayers.

3. What college is Percy sent away to?
(a) Colborne College.
(b) Ricburn College.
(c) Colgate College.
(d) Bashurn College.

4. Dunstan becomes victim of what rumors as a bachelor teacher?
(a) That he is a homosexual.
(b) That he is difficult to live with.
(c) That he is a pedophile.
(d) That he doesn't like women.

5. Who does Percy hit in the head with a snowball?
(a) Mrs. Dempster.
(b) Mr. Dempster.
(c) Mrs. Staunton.
(d) Dunny.

6. 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.

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

8. Who is Percy caught in a sexual act with?
(a) Denna Parcival.
(b) Leanna Dummster.
(c) Leola Cruikshank.
(d) Mabel Heighington.

9. What does Dunstan study in school after the war?
(a) English.
(b) History.
(c) Government.
(d) Political Science.

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

11. What is Leola wearing when she is standing next to Percy at Dunstan's celebration?
(a) A diamond ring on her finger.
(b) A necklace that Dunstan gave her.
(c) A pair of earrings that Percy gave her.
(d) Dunstan's class ring on her finger.

12. Joel Surgeoner is the head of what?
(a) Lifeline Mission in Durston.
(b) Lifeline Mission in Quebec.
(c) Lifeline Mission in Toronto.
(d) Lifeline Mission in Montreal.

13. Who gives Dunny the name Dunstan?
(a) He gives it to himself.
(b) Leola.
(c) Diana.
(d) Paul.

14. The "fool-saint" comes from which religious tradition?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Anglican.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Protestant.

15. Where does the town find Mrs. Dempster after she wanders off at night?
(a) In the gravel pits behind a tree.
(b) In the bushes off the road.
(c) In the gravel pits in a clump of bushes.
(d) In the bushes behind the church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What skills does Mrs. Dempster lack because she grew up with servants?

2. Who is the prettiest girl in the village?

3. What religion is Mrs. Ramsay?

4. During his college years, who is Percy Staunton's role model?

5. What does Dunstan give to Leola when he sees her next to Percy?

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