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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Eisengrim say was his first magic teacher?
(a) Dunstan.
(b) Le Solitaire.
(c) Liesl.
(d) His mother.

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

3. What does Liesl tell Dunstan his obsession with Mary Dempster is about?
(a) His inability to connect with his fellow human beings.
(b) His inability to feel love for anyone.
(c) His inability to love his mother.
(d) His inability to love a woman.

4. Dunstan loses his ability to visit Mary Dempster because he told her what?
(a) That he had found Paul.
(b) That her husband is dead.
(c) That Paul was dead.
(d) That Dunstan is paying for her care.

5. What is the date and location the narrator gives for the writing of the story?
(a) Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 1970.
(b) Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 1960.
(c) Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 1975.
(d) Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, 1975.

6. After Liesl and Dunstan fight, what does Liesl come back to get from Dunstan's room?
(a) Her purse.
(b) Her coat.
(c) Her wallet.
(d) Her room key.

7. What did Leola and Boy name their son who was born nine months after the dinner where Leola was humiliated in front of Dunstan?
(a) David.
(b) Charles.
(c) Edward.
(d) Dunstan.

8. When Dunstan does not get the job as the new Headmaster, he insists on a paid leave of absence to go where?
(a) Asia.
(b) Europe.
(c) Latin America.
(d) South America.

9. Liesl is a student of what?
(a) History.
(b) Magic.
(c) Art.
(d) Hagiography.

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

11. Dunstan and his priest friend travel by train to what European city?
(a) Venice.
(b) Antwerp.
(c) Paris.
(d) Vienna.

12. Boy describes sex as if it were what sporting event?
(a) A basketball game.
(b) A football game.
(c) A round of boxing.
(d) A wrestling match.

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

14. Who asks Dunstan to write the official autobiography of Boy's life?
(a) David.
(b) Denyse.
(c) Leola.
(d) Caroline.

15. What are the police puzzled to find in Boy's mouth?
(a) A love letter from his mistress.
(b) A small stone about the size of an egg.
(c) A lace stocking.
(d) A bottle of liquor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Dunstan place Mary Dempster for care after her aunt dies?

2. What is the name of the woman who plays Gretchen and Venus in the show Dunstan sees in Mexico?

3. Who introduces Eisengrim to Boy?

4. What woman does Dunstan fall in love with when he is in Latin America?

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

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