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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liesl was raised in what religion?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Protestant.
(c) Anglican.
(d) Calvinist.

2. Liesl suggests that Eisengrim set up an automatic payment at the bank to do what?
(a) Cover the costs of Dunstan's further travel.
(b) Help pay for his mother's care.
(c) Pay Dunstan to help his mother.
(d) Pay the salaries of the show's employees.

3. The final act of the show Dunston sees in Latin America is based on what tale?
(a) Faust.
(b) Gertrude.
(c) Huckleberry Finn.
(d) Mark Twain.

4. When speaking to Padre Blazon, who does Dunstan refer to as his devil?
(a) Faustina.
(b) Liesl.
(c) Percy.
(d) Paul.

5. Padre Blazon refers to Mary Dempster as what?
(a) Dunstan's purpose in life.
(b) Dunstan's obsession.
(c) Dunstan's mother.
(d) Dunstan's fool-saint.

6. When does Mrs. Dempster die?
(a) A year after Dunstan stops visiting her.
(b) A year after Boy's second wedding.
(c) A year after Boy returns from his war efforts.
(d) A year after Dunstan returns from Mexico.

7. What does Eisengrim tell Boy that he called him during Eisengrim's days in Deptford?
(a) Spoiled Young Ruler.
(b) Spoiled Bully Boy.
(c) Rich Young Ruler.
(d) Rich Bully Boy.

8. Boy makes a fortune during what time period because he specializes in providing bulky, comforting and cheap food?
(a) The 1910's.
(b) The Depression.
(c) The 1940's.
(d) World War II.

9. Who does Dunstan believe is suffering most from the events of Christmas 1936?
(a) Boy.
(b) Leola.
(c) Himself.
(d) The children.

10. Who is Orpheus Wettenhall?
(a) Miss Shanklin's lawyer.
(b) Miss Shanklin's housekeeper.
(c) Miss Shanklin's husband.
(d) Miss Shanklin's lover.

11. What book of Dunstan's becomes a bestseller?
(a) Thousand Saints for Teachers and Students.
(b) The autobiography of Magnus Eisengrim.
(c) A History of Saints in Europe.
(d) Thousand Saints for Travelers.

12. What woman does Dunstan fall in love with when he is in Latin America?
(a) Katarina.
(b) Liesl.
(c) No one.
(d) Faustina.

13. What holiday does Boy Staunton's son hate?
(a) Halloween.
(b) New Years.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

14. When Dunstan finds the Bollandists, where does he find Padre Blazon?
(a) In the Bollandist monastary.
(b) In a hospital in Vienna.
(c) At a church in Lyon.
(d) In a resturaunt in Paris.

15. What health problem led to Mary Dempster's death?
(a) Falling down the stairs.
(b) Hitting her head.
(c) A stroke.
(d) A heart attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Dunstan does not respond to Liesl's advances, what does Liesl beat him with?

2. Who tells David of his mother's death?

3. When Boy was at Eisengrim's show, what was he carrying in his pocket?

4. In addition to caring for Mrs. Dempster, teaching, and being Boy's primary confidant, what publication is Dunstan doing a lot of writing for?

5. When Dunstan visits Mary Dempster, after his return from Europe, what is she wearing each time he comes?

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