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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liesl wants to incorporate a thought-reading act into the show called what?
(a) The Brazen Head.
(b) The all-knowing crystal ball.
(c) The Talking Head.
(d) The Amazing Great Head.

2. While Dunstan is in Latin America, what kind of show does he go see?
(a) A side show.
(b) A theater show.
(c) A magic show.
(d) A dancing show.

3. Boy dies a few days before he was to be appointed to what post?
(a) Cabinet Minister of Food Production and Distribution.
(b) Aide de Camp to the Crown Prince.
(c) Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec.
(d) Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario.

4. What position is Boy appointed to in the Cabinet?
(a) Minister of Finance.
(b) Minister of Agriculture.
(c) Minister of Dispersment.
(d) Minister of Food.

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

6. The Board of the school where Dunstan is teaching wants its new Headmaster to be what?
(a) A priest.
(b) Married.
(c) A Catholic.
(d) Old.

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

8. Boy's second wife believes she can get him appointed to what position?
(a) Lieutenant-Governor.
(b) Advisor to the Crown.
(c) Governor.
(d) Cabinet Minister.

9. Dunstan's priest friend from Europe sends what to Dunstan, asking if he has found the importance of Mary Dempster in his life?
(a) Postcards.
(b) Letters.
(c) Emails.
(d) Telegraphs.

10. Wettenhall lost all his money in what event?
(a) The war.
(b) The stock market crash of 1929.
(c) The investment market crash of 1934.
(d) The Great Depression.

11. When Boy gets upset during the Christmas season of 1936, what does Leola find in his coat pocket?
(a) A receipt for a new house.
(b) A receipt for her Christmas present.
(c) A note from Boy's father.
(d) A note from Boy's lover.

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

13. Who is the keeper of Mrs. Dempster's ashes?
(a) They put the ashes in the river.
(b) Paul.
(c) Dunstan.
(d) No one, they are buried.

14. What does Boy rely on Dunstan for at parties?
(a) To speak intelligently about current events.
(b) To keep the dullest guests occupied.
(c) To keep the guests happy.
(d) To be the dullest guest.

15. When Dunstan does not respond to Liesl's advances, what does Liesl beat him with?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A bat.
(c) His cane.
(d) His wooden leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asks Dunstan to write the official autobiography of Boy's life?

2. Since the former Headmaster died, what has Dunstan been doing?

3. What school does David go to when he is twelve years old?

4. What did Leola and Boy name their son who was born nine months after the dinner where Leola was humiliated in front of Dunstan?

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

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